Jesmond, Jesmond Towers, convent

HER Number:
14787

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Jesmond, Jesmond Towers, convent

Place:
Jesmond

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Religious House

Site Type: Specific:
Nunnery

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Imposing continuation of the adjoining late Gothic Revival chapel. Designed by Dunn Hansom & Fenwicke (who designed the Catholic cathedral in Newcastle) 1938 for the Filles de la Sagesse. Sandstone with slate roof. Three storeys with basement. Elegant arrangement of windows.

Easting:
2534

Northing:
6716

Grid Reference:
NZ25346716

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Cyril Winskell and AJT Environmental Consultants, 2010, Conservation Plan for Jesmond Towers Estate, pp 66-67; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2014, La Sagesse, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, Buildings Recording