Jesmond Park
Jesmond Park
HER Number
5725
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Jesmond Park
Place
Jesmond
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
Country House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Large house and pleasure grounds built in 1828 for Armourer Donkin (1779-1851). He was a close friend of Lord Armstrong having trained him in law, and he left his estate to him when he died.
Easting
426270
Northing
565970
Grid Reference
NZ426270565970
Sources
<< HER 5725 >> Pers. Comm. Jesmond Dene Rangers, 2004