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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


2545


6565


NZ25456565



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

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