Saltwell Park, Belvedere walls, turrets, stairs
Saltwell Park, Belvedere walls, turrets, stairs
HER Number
8325
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Saltwell Park, Belvedere walls, turrets, stairs
Place
Gateshead
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
Site Type: Broad
Garden Building
Site Type: Specific
Belvedere
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Early 1870's built as part of the landscaping to Saltwell Park Mansion for
William Wailes, the stained glass manufacturer. Two levels of rusticated stone
walls with plinths and copings and octagonal corner towers with battlements U-
and L-shaped on plan and enclosing a small upper and larger lower belvedere.
Associated flights of stairs. These buildings form appropriate southern and
western approaches to the mansion. LISTED GRADE 2
William Wailes, the stained glass manufacturer. Two levels of rusticated stone
walls with plinths and copings and octagonal corner towers with battlements U-
and L-shaped on plan and enclosing a small upper and larger lower belvedere.
Associated flights of stairs. These buildings form appropriate southern and
western approaches to the mansion. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
425380
Northing
560920
Grid Reference
NZ425380560920
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 10/80