Greenhouses, Newcastle University... © Andrew Curtis

2013

NZ1265 : Greenhouses, Newcastle University Biology Field Station, Close House

taken 12 years ago, near to Heddon-on-The-Wall, Northumberland, England

Greenhouses, Newcastle University Biology Field Station, Close House

The field station of Newcastle University's School of Biology is situated in the old walled garden, it has a glasshouse complex and trials area. The walled garden and laboratories are principally used for research and teaching of invertebrate biology - since presticides have never been used in the area. The glasshouses are used for research on a wide range of mostly plant-based topics.

A large part of the trials area is dominated by the fumigation systems used to study the effects of air pollution on plants. There are 16 open top chambers that produce controlled exposure to the pollutant gas, ozone NZ1265 : Frozen glasshouses at Close House laboratories

Close House

Close House was built in 1779 for the private use of the Bewicke family on the site of an earlier monastic house. The mansion and estate were sold in 1953 and bought for the sum of £13,190 by James Rutherford and Sons who sold it on to Kings College, later the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, in 1960 who had it refurbished in 1994 for £1,000,000.

The University sold the whole Estate to local business man Graham Wylie in 2004 and it reopened as a hotel and golf venue in 2005. Link

In March 2014 it was reported that former computing millionaire, Graham Wylie, announced plans to convert Close House Hotel into a private home for his family. He is said to have invested an estimated £50m since buying it from Newcastle University 10 years ago. Link
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There is a brief history here Link
Description of house: Link Archive Link
Description of gardens: Link

Geographical Context: Lowlands Educational sites Country estates

This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Newcastle University Biology Field Station [4] Other Photos: · Development of old building at Close House ·

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Grid Square: NZ1265, 167 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis (more nearby)
Date Taken: Sunday, 13 January, 2013 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 14 January, 2013
Subject Location: OSGB36: NZ 1285 6592 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:59.2626N 1:48.0432W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NZ 1283 6595
View Direction: South-southeast (about 157 degrees)