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Shieldfield


 

Shieldfield is a small district of Newcastle upon Tyne, located to the east of the City Centre, from which it is separated by the A167(M) Central Motorway. Shieldfield is bordered by Sandyford to the north, Heaton to the east, Manors to the south and Byker to the south-east.

The name of the district is considered to be a reference to a shelter in the forest clearing, derived from Anglo-Saxon sources.

During the English Civil War, King Charles I was permitted to play golf at Shieldfield whilst he was held prisoner at Newcastle by Parliamentarian forces. The building where he would rest, King Charles House, was demolished in July 1961 to make way for the new council estate. This is commemorated by a plaque within Shieldfield Green, and reflected in the naming of King Charles Tower adjacent to the site.

The area was increasingly urbanised during the 19th Century and by 1881 contained many houses for the employees of nearby factories. The population at this time was 12,826, living in 2,253 units of accommodation (mostly flats). There were also 16 pubs and 19 'beer shops' which permitted patrons to drink on the premises. By the 1930s there were more than 90 shops in the area.

The district largely consists of a council estate, with a few streets of Victorian terraced houses. The former Methodist Church for Shieldfield remains consecrated but is a gallery called Shieldfield Art Works.

Over the last decade, developments have seen a number of Halls of Residence constructed to accommodate students from the nearby Northumbria University, and in 2007, Northumbria University opened its 'City Campus East' on the site of the former Warner Brothers cinema. An inscribed granite tablet on nearby Falconar Street marks the birthplace of William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong.

Transport

Bus services are provided by Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive under the brand name Nexus and also by Stagecoach North East. Northern trains provides train services from the nearby Manors railway station and Tyne and Wear Metro provide services from the Manors Metro station, approximately away from the railway station. The A167(M) Central Motorway has a junction with the A193 near Shieldfield.

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Newcastle upon Tyne Trafalgar Street Christ Church Church of St. Jude Manors Metro Station Manors Railway Station Queens Arms Shieldfield at War St Dominic's Priory Church Warner Brothers, Manors (1989-2004)
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059653:Shieldfield Green, Shieldfield, Newcastle upon Tyne, c1930

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063260:Shieldfield Methodist Church Shieldfield Maybury Malcolm 1996

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022548:Shieldfield Inn Shieldfield City Engineers 1974

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008762: Shieldfield, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1960

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035265:Gibson Street/Bedford Place Shieldfield

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071374:Sunday School Teachers St. Jude's Church Shieldfield Unknown 1931

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041490b:Sister Maud East End Mission Clarence Street Shieldfield Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1900

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027359:St. Jude's Church, Shieldfield, Newcastle upon Tyne, c.1912

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025801:St. Jude's Church Shieldfield Unknown 1935.

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050379b:Methodist Pilgrims East End Mission Clarence Street Shieldfield Newcastle upon Tyne SIFA 23 April 1910

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066149:Metro Construction Manors Shieldfield

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030362:Queen's Arms, Simpson Terrace, Shieldfield, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1966

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Sanitary Place, Shieldfield, Newcastle upon Tyne

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063254:King Charles Tower Falconer Street Shieldfield

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040982:Christ Church Shieldfield Unknown 1863

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G Robson, Shieldfield, killed

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JD Walker, Shieldfield, died of wounds

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J Leveny, Shieldfield, reported missing

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015687:Stoddart Street Shieldfield 1966

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039291:Manors Car Park - Shieldfield

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021951:Argyle House, Argyle Street/Stepney Lane, Shieldfield Signey James 1972

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022602:Portland Road Shieldfield

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Falconar Street

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Mar Mar's

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Journey, Newcastle Shieldfield

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