Jesmond, Matthew Bank Farm

HER Number:
13427

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Jesmond, Matthew Bank Farm

Place:
Jesmond

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad:
Farm

Site Type: Specific:
Farmstead

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
This was the last surviving farm in Jesmond. It was replaced by semi-detached houses (Sturdee Gardens) around 1932. Three acres of land along the south bank of the Crag Hall Burn is named 'Matthew's Bank' on early 19th century maps. Thomas Atkinson of Crag Hall owned the land. The road Matthew Bank was originally called Crag Hall Lane. It was improved around 1828 by reducing the gradient.

Easting:
2519

Northing:
6736

Grid Reference:
NZ25196736

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Alan Morgan, 2010, Jesmond from mines to mansions, page 53