Cleadon House grounds, lake
Cleadon House grounds, lake
HER Number
12803
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Cleadon House grounds, lake
Place
Cleadon
Map Sheet
NZ36SE
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
Site Type: Broad
Water Feature
Site Type: Specific
Ornamental Lake
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Destroyed Monument
Description
The grounds to Cleadon House were laid out in the picturesque style of the mid to late 18th century, decorated by the gothic grotto (HER 8159) that overlooked a lake and terraces. The lake has gone.
Easting
438340
Northing
562020
Grid Reference
NZ438340562020
Sources
South Tyneside Council, 2007, Cleadon Conservation Area Character Appraisal, pages 59-60; Northern Archaeological Associates, 2015, The Cleadon Village Atlas