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Richardson Dees Park, Wallsend
"In 1897, local solicitor and benefactor Robert Richardson Dees donated fourteen acres of his Hall estate to the Urban District Council for use as a park. The land was the site of the Wallsend C pit. The park was opened on 4th June 1900, yet it would be decades before the name of which changed from Wallsend Park to its current name. G. B. Hunter, shipyard owner, local benefactor and eventual Mayor and Sir, opened the park. The opening saw the largest ever assembly witnessed at a public event in Wallsend. This is a good quality municipal park, which has benefitted from grant funding and improvements in recent years." (North Tyneside Council)
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ACC 9968 Duffy Memorial Fountain, Richardson Dees Park
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024248:Wallsend Park Wallsend Tyne and Wear c.1900
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Wallsend Burn
- Wallsend Burn is a stream which is a tributary of the River Tyne. Much of the upper course of the burn, which arises near Heaton and Byker Cemetery, is now …
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ACC 9968 Duffy Memorial Fountain, Richardson Dees Park
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
024248:Wallsend Park Wallsend Tyne and Wear c.1900
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
Co-Curate Page
Wallsend Burn
- Wallsend Burn is a stream which is a tributary of the River Tyne. Much of the upper course of the burn, which arises near Heaton and Byker Cemetery, is now …
