Richardson Dees Park

HER Number

9490

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

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

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

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

429800

Northing

566990

Grid Reference

NZ429800566990

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)