North East Leisure News

Issue 112

John Dobson designed Jesmond Dene House in the early 19th Century for the then Mayor of Newcastle Upon Tyne. While the house has been refurbished at various points throughout its history, its status as a Grade II Listed Building stands as a symbol of its prestige. The great architect Dobson’s influence in the emergence of the city cannot be overstated: Newcastle Central Railway Station, The Grainger Market, Old Eldon Square. Iconic locations in a bustling metropolis. On arrival at Jesmond Dene House, then, it is hard, if not impossible, to believe that we are situated so close to the bustling city that Dobson was so instrumental in creating. Here there are no frantic shoppers, no rushing metros, and no match day footfall. This is a slither of peace in a frantic world. Jesmond Dene House is tranquil, soothing, quiescent. Birds sang and bees buzzed as me and my wife Lisa…