Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Erected 1881. Hexagonal Gothic drinking fountain with canopy. 3.2m high on a 78cm high base. The base and main structure is grey granite, the pillars are pink granite and the roof is stone. The fountain commemorates the role of six Newcastle men who secured Elswick Park in 1881 until the Corporation bought it for use by the public. Inscribed with the words: "THEY SAVED THIS PARK/ FOR PUBLIC USE/ FOR HEALTH BEAUTY/ AND HAPPINESS/ TO ELEVATE MAN/ AND HONOUR GOD" and "JOS COWEN/ THOS FOSTER/ THOS GRAY/ THOS HODGKIN/ WM SMITH/ WM H STEPHENSON" and "ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION 1881".
SITEASS
Missing iron finial, graffiti on base {Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000}.
Site Type: Broad
Commemorative Monument
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Erected 1881. Hexagonal Gothic drinking fountain with canopy. 3.2m high on a 78cm high base. The base and main structure is grey granite, the pillars are pink granite and the roof is stone. The fountain commemorates the role of six Newcastle men who secured Elswick Park in 1881 until the Corporation bought it for use by the public. Inscribed with the words: "THEY SAVED THIS PARK/ FOR PUBLIC USE/ FOR HEALTH BEAUTY/ AND HAPPINESS/ TO ELEVATE MAN/ AND HONOUR GOD" and "JOS COWEN/ THOS FOSTER/ THOS GRAY/ THOS HODGKIN/ WM SMITH/ WM H STEPHENSON" and "ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION 1881".
Site Name
Elswick Park, drinking fountain
Site Type: Specific
Commemorative Monument
HER Number
10318
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896; Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England, p 113-4
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Clare Henderson
Crossref
5256
DAY1
07
DAY2
08
District
Newcastle
Easting
423196
Grid ref figure
10
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563558
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Elswick
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Type: Broad
Garden Building
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Single storey with slate mansard and pitched roofs. Stone boundary walls to road, dwarf walls and railings. In 2013 this is being renovated for residential use.
Site Name
Westmorland Road, lodge to Elswick Park
Site Type: Specific
Gate Lodge
HER Number
10317
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey second edition map 1890; pers comm Charlotte Coyne, 2013
YEAR1
2008
YEAR2
2021
English, British
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
5256
DAY1
07
District
Newcastle
Easting
423110
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563820
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Elswick
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Type: Broad
Garden Building
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Name
Elswick Road, lodge to Elswick Park
Site Type: Specific
Gate Lodge
HER Number
10316
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Communications
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
07
District
Newcastle
Easting
423340
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563600
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Elswick
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Type: Broad
Postal System Structure
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Name
Westmorland Road, post office
Site Type: Specific
Post Office
HER Number
10315
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
10313
DAY1
07
District
Newcastle
Easting
423460
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563830
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Elswick
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. Not named.
Site Name
Wentworth Place, large house
Site Type: Specific
House
HER Number
10314
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Shown on Ordnance Survey Second Edition of 1896
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Water Supply and Drainage
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
10314
DAY1
07
District
Newcastle
Easting
423440
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563830
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Elswick
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition.
Site Type: Broad
Water Supply Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition. In garden of large house (HER 10314).