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Heaton Park - House of Adam

Attributed to Adam of Jesmond (sometimes misleadingly called King John's Palace) because he held the manor of Heaton in the mid-13th century and the structure appears to date from this time. Adam of Jesmond was a knight and staunch supporter of Henry III, and his house was build circa 1255.

Records exist showing Adam became unpopular for embezzlement and extortion and applied to Henry for a licence to enclose, fortify and crenellate his house. Very little remains of Adam’s dwelling, just two sides of a square tower with two window openings, but it was probably as large as most fortified houses of the period.

The main structure would have angled turrets and battlements surrounded by accommodation for the dependents, stalling for horses and cattle, and stores for harvest produce. The last record of Adam is a protection dated 1270 when Adam went on the seventh and last Crusade to the Holy Land with Prince Edward, Henry III’s son. The protection states to our beloved Adam of Gesoume, bearer of the cross, going with us and our eldest son beyond the seas in aid of the Holy Land. Adam did not return from the Crusade and the ungrateful Town allowed the house to collapse into disuse and disrepair by the late 1500s, although there was an attempt to repair it in 1911 by the Society of Antiquities.

What remains of the building is Grade II listed and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Description adapted from Jesmond Dene History Trail.





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7 comments:

  1. this too will pass7 February 2011 at 22:42

    informative as ever; keep up the good work

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  2. Newcastle Photos8 February 2011 at 07:30

    Thanks :)

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  3. Jonty9 February 2011 at 20:59

    I played 2 touch footie with my pals on the tennis court there. We used to climb to the top of the ruin & sit there talking shite.
    My Mam's house is under 200 yards away. I wish I had the park & the dene right on my doorstep now.

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  4. Newcastle Photos10 February 2011 at 07:13

    Aye, me too. I also grew up about 5 minutes walk from there!

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  5. Redcap8 February 2015 at 12:59

    Hello,

    I'm delighted to have found your Blog which is of the highest quality (unlike mine which as stalled)

    Anyway, I'm actually a Railway Modeller with particular interest in Heat Station during the sixties. I used to attend St Cuthbert's Grammar School and travelled by train from Whitley Bay.

    I have a question to ask regarding the flats that can be seen from Heaton Station. I could have sworn they were built prior to 1963 - when I was still at school; someone else insists they were very much later. I'd very much appreciate any comments.

    Keep up the excellent work.

    Thank you,

    Tony.

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  6. Newcastle Photos11 February 2015 at 08:47

    Not sure exactly but I think they were bult in late 50's/early60's like most of them flats around Ncle.
    Send me an email as I may have something for you Re Heaton Station

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  7. Unknown20 September 2020 at 18:43

    Thank you..really interesting.l was brought up in South View West and played in Heaton park all the time and didnt know the buildings history!

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