Cleadon, Cleadon Nursery

HER Number:
17202

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Cleadon, Cleadon Nursery

Place:
Cleadon

Map Sheet:
NZ36SE

Class:
Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad:
Land Use Site

Site Type: Specific:
Nursery Garden

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Located to the west of Cleadon House and included in the Cleadon House 1893 sale notice. By the mid 20th century the nursery had expanded to cover the former Bainbridge Farm, and part of South Farm and what is now Meadowfield Drive. The first direct documentary reference to the nursery is in Wards trade directory 1899. The nursery remained in operation until 1970s.

Easting:
3846

Northing:
6221

Grid Reference:
NZ38466221

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Northern Archaeological Associates, 2015, The Cleadon Village Atlas p213;