Wallsend, Richardson Dees Park

HER Number:
9490

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Wallsend, Richardson Dees Park

Place:
Wallsend

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad:
Park

Site Type: Specific:
Public Park

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
In 1897 local solicitor Robert Richardson Dees donated 14 acres of his Hall estate to the Urban District Council for a park. The land was the site of Wallsend C Pit. The park was opened as Wallsend Park on 4th June 1900 by G.B. Hunter, manager of Swan Hunter shipyard. LOCAL LIST

Easting:
2980

Northing:
6699

Grid Reference:
NZ29806699

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
North Tyneside Council, Draft Local List Nominations, 2006; North Tyneside Council, 2006, The Green Conservation Area, Draft Character Appraisal, p 19; North Tyneside Council, November 2008, Register of Buildings and Parks of Special Local Architectural and Historic Interest SDP (Local Development Document 9)