Percy Gardens Cottages, Back Percy Gardens, Tynemouth
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Percy Gardens Cottages, Back Percy Gardens, Tynemouth
Image: © Geoff Holland Taken: 2 Mar 2021
This row of buildings first appeared on the Ordnance Survey Six-Inch map of the area in 1898, and was probably built in the 1870s at the same time as the Grand Hotel and the houses in Percy Gardens. The Grand Hotel was initially built in 1872 as a summer residence for the Duchess of Northumberland although in 1877 it was converted into an hotel. One of the many early amenities of the hotel was that of, "good stabling", and that is what these cottages were originally used for. Even to this day, the Grand Hotel boasts that, "Car and motorbike garages are available at 'The Stables Garages' 30 metres from the hotel", a stone's throw from these cottages. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk
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Image Location
Latitude
55.021732
Longitude
-1.423138