Tyne and Wear HER(9898): Jesmond, Fernwood Road, Mansion House - Details
9898
Newcastle
Jesmond, Fernwood Road, Mansion House
Jesmond
NZ26NE
Civil
Residential Building
Mayors Residence
Early Modern
C19
Extant Building
Mansion House is the official residence of the Lord Mayor. The four storey stone house has crenellated sections and some decorated features on the first floor windows. The Victorian building was built in 1880 as two houses, Thurso House and Kelso House. The conversion to one house occurred in 1900. The house was gifted to the city as the Mansion House in 1953. LOCAL LIST
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Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document; Brenda Whitelock, 1992, Timepieces of Newcastle, p 59-60; Alan Morgan, 2010, Jesmond from mines to mansions, page 113