Jesmond Dene, Sluice gate behind Millfield House

HER Number:
5682

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Jesmond Dene, Sluice gate behind Millfield House

Place:
Jesmond

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad:
Water Regulation Installation

Site Type: Specific:
Sluice Gate

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Sluice gate and decorative stone walls to north of Millfield House. This was the site of the mill pond associated with Busy Cottage Corn Mill (HER 4137). The sluice gate allows the mill race to run under Millfield House through a well-constructed stone tunnel. Presumably contemporary with the mill (1855).

Easting:
2619

Northing:
6631

Grid Reference:
NZ26196631

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5682 >> Pers. Comm. Jesmond Dene Rangers, 2004