Bridge. Late eighteenth/early nineteenth century. Sandstone ashlar and coursed squared sandstone. Stone segmental arch flanked by abutments and pilasters of coursed squared sandstone; ashlar band at road bed level. Flat stone coping to ashlar parapets and to quadrant end walls. Sloped coping to parapet pilasters. LISTED GRADE 2
SITEASS
The bridge over the now dried up southeastern end of the serpentine lake is still in use as the main entrance to Axwell Park.
Site Type: Broad
Road Transport Site
SITEDESC
Bridge. Late eighteenth/early nineteenth century. Sandstone ashlar and coursed squared sandstone. Stone segmental arch flanked by abutments and pilasters of coursed squared sandstone; ashlar band at road bed level. Flat stone coping to ashlar parapets and to quadrant end walls. Sloped coping to parapet pilasters.
Site Name
Axwell Park, bridge
Site Type: Specific
Road Bridge
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade II
HER Number
7911
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Ordnance Survey first edition map 1850
SURVIVAL
100%
YEAR1
2005
English, British
ADDITINF
N
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Water Supply and Drainage
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Rachel Grahame
CONDITION
Destroyed
Crossref
4994
DAY1
28
DAY2
08
District
Gateshead
Easting
418991
Grid ref figure
10
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
MONTH1
11
MONTH2
9
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
561401
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Axwell Park
Description
Sulphur water is shown on a plan of 1779. 'Spa Well (Sulphur)' is shown on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 1:2500 map.
The site is now a grass verge and no remains are visible above ground.
Site Type: Broad
Spa
SITEDESC
Sulphur water is shown on a plan of 1779. 'Spa Well (Sulphur)' is shown on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 1:2500 map.
The site is now a grass verge and no remains are visible above ground.
Site Name
Axwell Park, Spa Well (sulphur)
Site Type: Specific
Spa
HER Number
7910
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey first edition map 1850; The East Part of Winlaton Lordship showing the borings to the Frive Quarter Coal, 1779, held by The Coal Authority D1454 Sheet 1 of 2
YEAR1
2005
YEAR2
2020
English, British
ADDITINF
N
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Water Supply and Drainage
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
4994
DAY1
28
District
Gateshead
Easting
419030
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
562090
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Axwell Park
Description
A well is shown on Ordnance Survey first edition.
Site Type: Broad
Water Storage Site
SITEDESC
A well is shown on Ordnance Survey first edition.
Site Name
Axwell Park, well
Site Type: Specific
Well
HER Number
7909
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey first edition map 1850
YEAR1
2005
English, British
ADDITINF
N
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
4994
DAY1
28
District
Gateshead
Easting
419010
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
562100
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Axwell Park
Description
An icehouse is shown on Ordnance Survey first edition.
Site Type: Broad
Icehouse
SITEDESC
An icehouse is shown on Ordnance Survey first edition.
Site Name
Axwell Park, icehouse
Site Type: Specific
Icehouse
HER Number
7908
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey first edition map 1850
YEAR1
2005
English, British
ADDITINF
N
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Recreational
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
4994
DAY1
28
District
Gateshead
Easting
418930
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
562020
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Axwell Park
Description
Kennels are shown on Ordnance Survey first edition, presumably for hunting dogs.
Site Type: Broad
Animal House
SITEDESC
Kennels are shown on Ordnance Survey first edition, presumably for hunting dogs.
Site Name
Axwell Park, kennels
Site Type: Specific
Kennels
HER Number
7907
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey first edition map 1850
YEAR1
2005
English, British
ADDITINF
N
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Water Supply and Drainage
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
4994, 7905
DAY1
28
District
Gateshead
Easting
419640
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
562400
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Axwell Park
Description
A sluice is shown on Ordnance Survey first edition on the north side of the lake.
Site Type: Broad
Water Regulation Installation
SITEDESC
A sluice is shown on Ordnance Survey first edition on the north side of the lake.
Site Name
Axwell Park, sluice
Site Type: Specific
Sluice
HER Number
7906
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey first edition map 1850
YEAR1
2005
English, British
ADDITINF
N
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
4994, 4993
DAY1
28
District
Gateshead
Easting
419490
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
562200
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Axwell Park
Description
Described on the Ordnance Survey first edition as a "fish pond" but it was in fact a 1km long ornamental serpentine lake, with a boat house (HER 7904) and sluice (HER 7906). The lake began life as a millpond created in 1638 by William Selby III of the White House to power a mill to pump water out of his coal workings. See HER 13587.
The lake was used for curling by the Newcastle and North Shields Curling Club. The club formed in Percy Main in 1843, and played matches at Clousden Hill and Fenham before moving to Axwell Park. In 1864 the club moved to an artificial pond in Pelaw.
Site Type: Broad
Water Feature
SITEDESC
Described on the Ordnance Survey first edition as a "fish pond" but it was in fact a 1km long ornamental serpentine lake, with a boat house (HER 7904) and sluice (HER 7906). The lake began life as a millpond created in 1638 by William Selby III of the White House to power a mill to pump water out of his coal workings. See HER 13587.
The lake was used for curling by the Newcastle and North Shields Curling Club. The club formed in Percy Main in 1843, and played matches at Clousden Hill and Fenham before moving to Axwell Park. In 1864 the club moved to an artificial pond in Pelaw.
Site Name
Axwell Park, serpentine lake
Site Type: Specific
Ornamental Lake
HER Number
7905
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Ordnance Survey first edition map 1850; G. Stobbs, Tyne and Wear Museums, 2005, Axwell Park, Blaydon, Tyne and Wear - Archaeological Assessment; N.G. Rippeth, 1990, Blaydon in old picture postcards; Eric Clavering and Alan Rounding, 1995, Early Tyneside Industrialism: The lower Derwent and Blaydon Burn Valleys 1550-1700, Archaeologia Aeliana, Series 5, Vol XXIII, pages 249-268; Alan Rounding, 2011, Winlaton Waggonways >1633-1720, Winlaton/Brockwell I >1633-c1720, East Winlaton I >1633-c1655 (unpublished text for HER); https://sites.google.com/a/curlingplaces.info/cp3/places/4094-axwell-park-newcastle; Newcastle Curling Club, Jubilee Banquet in The Newcastle Courant, Saturday February 25, 1893, https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B92iT6R7LDN-Q254TGgtOFlZUVU/edit;
SURVIVAL
100%
YEAR1
2005
English, British
ADDITINF
N
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
4994, 4993
DAY1
28
District
Gateshead
Easting
419500
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
562340
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Axwell Park
Description
A boat house is shown on Ordnance Survey first edition on the north side of the lake.
Site Type: Broad
Garden Building
SITEDESC
A boat house is shown on Ordnance Survey first edition on the north side of the lake.
Site Name
Axwell Park, boat house
Site Type: Specific
Boat House
HER Number
7904
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey first edition map 1850
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2005
English, British
ADDITINF
N
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
4994, 4993
DAY1
28
District
Gateshead
Easting
419480
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
562350
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Axwell Park
Description
On the north side of the lake was a house covered in shells known as "Shell House", which Bourn notes was demolished by fire by Sir Henry A. Clavering on 22nd March 1876 after it had fallen into decay.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
On the north side of the lake was a house covered in shells known as "Shell House", which Bourn notes was demolished by fire by Sir Henry A. Clavering on 22nd March 1876 after it had fallen into decay.
Site Name
Axwell Park, Shell House
Site Type: Specific
Detached House
HER Number
7903
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
G. Stobbs, Tyne and Wear Museums, 2005, Axwell Park, Blaydon, Tyne and Wear - Archaeological Assessment; W. Bourn, 1896, History of the Parish of Ryton
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2005
English, British
ADDITINF
Y
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
4994, 4993
DAY1
28
District
Gateshead
Easting
419250
EASTING2
1921
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
NGR2
NZ
Northing
562310
NORTHING2
6215
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Axwell Park
Description
A retaining wall fronted by a ditch, running northeast to southwest from the walled garden (HER 6024). The wall is constructed of small to medium roughly hewn sandstone blocks.
Site Type: Broad
Ha Ha
SITEDESC
A retaining wall fronted by a ditch, running northeast to southwest from the walled garden (HER 6024). The wall is constructed of small to medium roughly hewn sandstone blocks.
Site Name
Axwell Park, ha-ha
Site Type: Specific
Ha Ha
HER Number
7902
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
G. Stobbs, Tyne and Wear Museums, 2005, Axwell Park, Blaydon, Tyne and Wear - Archaeological Assessment