Tynemouth, Percy Gardens, garden

HER Number:
5252

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Tynemouth, Percy Gardens, garden

Place:
Tynemouth

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Garden

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Percy gardens was created by the residents of the crescent which stood to the rear because the houses had not been provided with gardens. The park had an elegant simplicity, built in an eliptical shape. The eastern outer edge had a bank to provide shelter from the sea. Paths from the houses follow sepentine routes to a circular path in the centre. In 1872 a gardener's cottage and lodge were added at the southern end. LOCAL LIST

Easting:
3707

Northing:
6971

Grid Reference:
NZ37076971

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5252 >> F. Green, 1995, A Guide to the Historic Parks and Gardens of Tyne and Wear, p 42; North Tyneside Council, November 2008, Register of Buildings and Parks of Special Local Architectural and Historic Interest SDP (Local Development Document 9)