Jesmond Dene, Sluice gate on waterfall
Jesmond Dene, Sluice gate on waterfall
HER Number
5700
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Jesmond Dene, Sluice gate on waterfall
Place
Jesmond
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
Class
Water Supply and Drainage
Site Type: Broad
Water Regulation Installation
Site Type: Specific
Sluice Gate
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Sluice gate on artifically created waterfall (HER 5698). Leads to a tunnel under the rocks. Exits at the side of the waterfall. Ingenious method of "switching off" the water supply to the main waterfall to allow the water to run through the tunnel and exit down the side of the waterfall instead.
Easting
425680
Northing
567210
Grid Reference
NZ425680567210
Sources
<< HER 5700 >> Pers. Comm. Jesmond Dene Rangers, 2004