Jesmond Towers, laundry
Jesmond Towers, laundry
HER Number
14786
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Jesmond Towers, laundry
Place
Jesmond
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Site Type: Broad
Agricultural Building
Site Type: Specific
Farm Building
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Early to mid 19th century farm outbuilding. Single storey. Sandstone. Later used as a school laundry. Mural of school children painted on gable end {1}. The laundry building is set well below the level of the convent (HER14787) and the old farm buildings. Inside the buildings show no sign of any other use other than the schools laundry. Recorded 2013 by Archaeological Services Durham University.
Easting
425340
Northing
567190
Grid Reference
NZ425340567190
Sources
Cyril Winskell and AJT Environmental Consultants, 2010, Conservation Plan for Jesmond Towers Estate, pp 67-8; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2014, La Sagesse, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, Buildings Recording