Long Sands, Lion's Head Fountain
Long Sands, Lion's Head Fountain
HER Number
1986
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Long Sands, Lion's Head Fountain
Place
Tynemouth
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Water Supply and Drainage
Site Type: Broad
Spa
Site Type: Specific
Spa
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Lion's Head Fountain set into a wall, but usually buried in sand. This was a popular mineral water spa until polluted by local mine workings. LOCAL LIST
Easting
436820
Northing
570020
Grid Reference
NZ436820570020
Sources
<< HER 1986 >> D. Heslop, 2002, Tynemouth Small Towns Report
Pers. Comm. Chris Lambert, 1999, Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade; North Tyneside Council, November 2008, Register of Buildings and Parks of Special Local Architectural and Historic Interest SDP (Local Development Document 9)
Pers. Comm. Chris Lambert, 1999, Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade; North Tyneside Council, November 2008, Register of Buildings and Parks of Special Local Architectural and Historic Interest SDP (Local Development Document 9)