Blackhill Conservation Area Appraisal, December 2009

  • Description

    "....Blackhill conservation area is a 19th century enclave that retains a strong Victorian character. It covers only a proportion of the area known as Blackhill which is situated on the outskirts of the iron town of Consett on a hill that leads down to the settlement of Shotley Bridge. Blackhill is approximately 12 miles from Newcastle, 14 miles from the City of Durham and 14 miles from Hexham. The conservation area covers an area of approximately 21 hectares. It is dominated by two landscaped areas: Benfieldside Cemetery and Consett and Blackhill Park. These straddle Laburnum Avenue, which runs through the centre of the conservation area...."
  • Owner

    Durham County Council
  • Source

    Local (Co-Curate)
  • License

    What does this mean? Unknown license check permission to reuse
  • Further information

    Link: https://www.durham.gov.uk/media/3539/Blackhill-Conservation-Area-Character-Appraisal/pdf/BlackhillConservationAreaCharacterAppraisal.pdf?m=1538042316420
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 1 hour, 58 minutes ago
    Viewed: 6 times
    Picture Taken: Unknown
  • Co-Curate tags

Comments

Add a comment or share a memory.

Login to add a comment. Sign-up if you don't already have an account.

ABOUT US

Co-Curate is a project which brings together online collections, museums, universities, schools and community groups to make and re-make stories and images from North East England and Cumbria. Co-Curate is a trans-disciplinary project that will open up 'official' museum and 'un-officia'l co-created community-based collections and archives through innovative collaborative approaches using social media and open archives/data.

LATEST SHARED RESOURCES