Sussex Street, West Park, piers, walls, gates
Sussex Street, West Park, piers, walls, gates
HER Number
8024
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Sussex Street, West Park, piers, walls, gates
Place
Jarrow
Map Sheet
NZ36SW
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Barrier
Site Type: Specific
Gate
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
This park entrance was listed Grade II in 1985 with the following description:
'Park entrance. Dated 1876, ashlar sandstone and wrought iron. 4 piers to carriage and 2 pedestrian entrances and one pier to the west; tall, square, flat topped with plinths, friezes and projecting cornices; inscription con- tinuing along all friezes 'Given to the/people of Jarrow/by Sir Walter/and Lady James/September 1876'. Low curved wall from westernmost gate pier to fifth pier; snecked sandstone rubble, round coping. Carriage gates and 2 pedestrian gates: simple spiked standards; ball on each principal upright. Railings: outward-curved spiked standards between gates and fifth pier. Historical note: Sir Walter James, first Lord Northbourne (1816-1893) who was Liberal MP for Gateshead, married the daughter of Cuthbert Ellison of Hebburn. Minute books of local Board of Health record plans submitted by Mr George Spain, agent for Sir W and Lady James.' LISTED GRADE 2
'Park entrance. Dated 1876, ashlar sandstone and wrought iron. 4 piers to carriage and 2 pedestrian entrances and one pier to the west; tall, square, flat topped with plinths, friezes and projecting cornices; inscription con- tinuing along all friezes 'Given to the/people of Jarrow/by Sir Walter/and Lady James/September 1876'. Low curved wall from westernmost gate pier to fifth pier; snecked sandstone rubble, round coping. Carriage gates and 2 pedestrian gates: simple spiked standards; ball on each principal upright. Railings: outward-curved spiked standards between gates and fifth pier. Historical note: Sir Walter James, first Lord Northbourne (1816-1893) who was Liberal MP for Gateshead, married the daughter of Cuthbert Ellison of Hebburn. Minute books of local Board of Health record plans submitted by Mr George Spain, agent for Sir W and Lady James.' LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
432390
Northing
564710
Grid Reference
NZ432390564710
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 2/98; NECT, 2015, National Heritage at Risk Grade II Project; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1025202