Cleadon, Cleadon House grounds, lake

HER Number:
12803

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Cleadon, Cleadon House grounds, lake

Place:
Cleadon

Map Sheet:
NZ36SE

Class:
Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Lake

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Destroyed Monument

Description:
The grounds to Cleadon House were laid out in the picturesque style of the mid to late 18th century, decorated by the gothic grotto (HER 8159) that overlooked a lake and terraces. The lake has gone.

Easting:
3834

Northing:
6202

Grid Reference:
NZ38346202

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
South Tyneside Council, 2007, Cleadon Conservation Area Character Appraisal, pages 59-60; Northern Archaeological Associates, 2015, The Cleadon Village Atlas