Percy Gardens, garden

Percy Gardens, garden

HER Number
5252
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Percy Gardens, garden
Place
Tynemouth
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
Site Type: Broad
Garden
Site Type: Specific
Community Garden
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Percy gardens was created by the residents of the crescent which stood to the rear because the houses had not been provided with gardens. The park had an elegant simplicity, built in an eliptical shape. The eastern outer edge had a bank to provide shelter from the sea. Paths from the houses follow sepentine routes to a circular path in the centre. In 1872 a gardener's cottage and lodge were added at the southern end. LOCAL LIST
Easting
437070
Northing
569710
Grid Reference
NZ437070569710
Sources
<< HER 5252 >> F. Green, 1995, A Guide to the Historic Parks and Gardens of Tyne and Wear, p 42; North Tyneside Council, November 2008, Register of Buildings and Parks of Special Local Architectural and Historic Interest SDP (Local Development Document 9)