Newcastle University Quadrangle

HER Number

9927

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Newcastle University Quadrangle

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26NW

Class

Commemorative

Site Type: Broad

Commemorative Monument

Site Type: Specific

Commemorative Garden

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

This quadrangle was laid out and planted in a ‘low and gentle’ style in 1947-9 by J S Allen, Professor of Town and Country Planning, and was designed as a memorial garden to all those members of the university who had lost their lives in the two world wars. The space consists of flowerbeds, trees, grass areas, benches and a paved walkway and is a busy yet peaceful thoroughfare through the university. It is surrounded on all sides by fine Listed buildings, which are all part of the university. LOCAL LIST

Easting

424690

Northing

565090

Grid Reference

NZ424690565090

Sources

Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document; North East War Memorials Project www.newmp.org.uk NUT065;