Axwell Park, ha-ha

HER Number

7902

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Axwell Park, ha-ha

Place

Axwell Park

Map Sheet

NZ16SE

Class

Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad

Ha Ha

Site Type: Specific

Ha Ha

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

A retaining wall fronted by a ditch, running northeast to southwest from the walled garden (HER 6024). The wall is constructed of small to medium roughly hewn sandstone blocks.

Easting

419250

Northing

562310

Grid Reference

NZ419250562310

Sources

G. Stobbs, Tyne and Wear Museums, 2005, Axwell Park, Blaydon, Tyne and Wear - Archaeological Assessment