Saltwell Park Timeline
History of Saltwell Park
Saltwell Towers was built in 1862 by William Wailes a renowned stained glass manufacturer. The Victorian mansion was built in a Gothic Revivalist style.
Tommy Young VC honoured by the people of Gateshead
June 30, 1918
Private Tommy Young of High Spen was honoured in a ceremony at Saltwell Park in Gateshead on the 30th of June 1918, the day after being awarded the Victoria Cross by King George in London. The ceremony was attended by a crowd of over 10,000 people - the largest public gathering in the park since Queen Victoria's Dimond Jubilee celebrations. Young, serving in the 9th Battalion, of the Durham Light Infantry, had shown exceptional bravery saving 9 men under heavy fire at Bucquoy in France during the First World War. After the war he returned to working at High Spen Pit.
The Japanese garden in Saltwell Park was a gift from the people of Komatsu City to the people of Gateshead. It was constructed by gardeners from the Komatsu gardening association in 2009 in preparation for the celebration in 2011 of Komatsu City's 20 years of friendship.
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