Chase Park

HER Number

7665

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Chase Park

Place

Whickham

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad

Park

Site Type: Specific

Landscape Park

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Previously known as King George’s Field, the site also encompassed the grounds of Whickham House, later known as Whickham Chase. During the Second World War 1 acre of the site was given over to allotments to produce food for the war effort. DATES 1930s LOCAL LIST

Easting

420960

Northing

561140

Grid Reference

NZ420960561140

Sources

Gateshead Council Local List X20/LLG/08; Gateshead Council, April 1999, Conservation Area Policy Guidelines, Strategies and Character Statements, Whickham Conservation Area, pp 4-8; http://www.webwanderers.org/03_buildings/churches/