Ryton, Ferndene Park

HER Number:
7670

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Ryton, Ferndene Park

Place:
Ryton

Map Sheet:
NZ16SE

Class:
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad:
Park

Site Type: Specific:
Public Park

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Municipal park. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE could have been villa garden for Ryton Towers (HER 11938) mostly laid out in 1960s. Dene is of interest. There were boat trips to visit the garden from Newcastle up to the 1950s. LOCAL LIST

Easting:
1546

Northing:
6444

Grid Reference:
NZ15466444

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Gateshead Council Local List X20/LLG/19; Gateshead Council, 1999, Conservation Area Policy Guidelines, Strategies and Character Statements, Ryton Conservation Area, pp 9-11