Jesmond, Villa Reale (Nazareth House) Garden

HER Number:
5261

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Jesmond, Villa Reale (Nazareth House) Garden

Place:
Jesmond

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

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:
The house was built by John Dobson in 1817 for Captain Dutton. The grounds were circa 21 acres, extensively landscaped and orientated south. There was a lodge on Sandyford Road, overlooking wide curved lawns edged with woodland. There were glasshouses to the north-west and two pineries and vinery sheds, with a chimney in the wwodland behind. East of the house was a vast walled garden with a cistern at its centre. Further east there was a melon ground. There was a fish pond and fishing house. Villa Real is now a convent and the grounds have been reduced by housing. Gardens on the south and west side remain.

Easting:
260

Northing:
656

Grid Reference:
NZ260656

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5261 >> F. Green, 1995, A Guide to the Historic Parks and Gardens of Tyne and Wear, p 54; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2014, Central High School, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Monitoring