Walled Garden North East Of Fallodon Hall

NU 22 SW NEWTON-BY-THE-SEA FALLODON

3/174 Walled garden north-east of Fallodon Hall GV II

Garden walls. C17 altered in C18 and C19. Outer face of south wall and inner face of east and west walls brick in irregular, largely stretcher, bond; inner face of north wall English Garden Wall Bond 1 and 3; other faces roughly- coursed rubble; a section incorporated in the south wall, and another at the north-east corner have long roughly-shaped quoins of C17 character. Irregular quadrilateral plan with the centre part of the west side formed by the rear elevation of the Stable Block (q.v.).

Walls generally c.3 metres high with low arched coping. North wall has inserted boarded door near centre and blocked heating ducts to rear. A section of both north and east walls, extending c.15 metres from the north- east corner, have an external set-back at mid-height and look of C17 character; blocked furnace arch in east-facing part. East wall has central boarded door in alternating-block surround; short extension beyond south-east corner of garden has Gothick 4-centred arch with ashlar dressings, holding C19 fancy wrought-iron gate. South wall has central chamfered segmental arch with ashlar dressings and keystone dated '1863', and internal set-back at mid- height over most of length. West wall has segmental arches to either side of stable block, that to the north with boarded double doors.

Historical Note. Samuel Salkeld (1636-l699) was a celebrated gardener and is recorded as producing fruit 'in as great variety and perfection as in most places in the south'. Parts of the walls would appear to be of his period; if the heating ducts at the north-east corner are original, they must constitute a very early example of the type.

Attached greenhouses and small outbuildings are not of special interest.

Listing NGR: NU2064523698