Tyne and Wear HER(5764): Backworth Hall, walled garden - Details
5764
N Tyneside
Backworth Hall, walled garden
Backworth
NZ37SW
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
Garden
Walled Garden
Post Medieval
C18
Structure
Formal garden for the new Backworth Hall, built in 1780 (HER 5167). Shown on the Tithe Award map of 1844 as gardens belonging to the Duke of Northumberland. The 1st edition Ordnance Survey map shows the walled garden with a complex of paths with trees in-between and several small buildings along the southern and eastern boundary walls.
3008
7216
NZ30087216
<< HER 5764 >> G. Brogan, Tyne and Wear Museums, 2004 Former Market Garden, Backworth, North Tyneside Archaeological Assessment
1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1850 map