Beacon Lough walled garden
Beacon Lough walled garden
HER Number
19153
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Beacon Lough walled garden
Place
Beacon Lough
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
Site Type: Broad
Garden
Site Type: Specific
Walled Garden
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
This walled garden is shown on the Ordnance Survey First Edition map with two internal paths crossing each other at right angles. Later maps show a greenhouse in the northeast corner. The walled garden survived until the mid 20th century but was demolished for the construction of Beacon Lough East Estate (HER9756) in the 1960s.
Easting
426951
Northing
560055
Grid Reference
NZ426951560055
Sources
Ordnance Survey First Edition map