Backworth Hall, walled garden
Backworth Hall, walled garden
HER Number
5764
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Backworth Hall, walled garden
Place
Backworth
Map Sheet
NZ37SW
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
Site Type: Broad
Garden
Site Type: Specific
Walled Garden
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Formal garden for the new Backworth Hall, built in 1780 (HER 5167). Shown on the Tithe Award map of 1844 as gardens belonging to the Duke of Northumberland. The 1st edition Ordnance Survey map shows the walled garden with a complex of paths with trees in-between and several small buildings along the southern and eastern boundary walls.
Easting
430080
Northing
572160
Grid Reference
NZ430080572160
Sources
<< HER 5764 >> G. Brogan, Tyne and Wear Museums, 2004 Former Market Garden, Backworth, North Tyneside Archaeological Assessment
1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1850 map
1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1850 map