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Shoe Tree, Armstong Park


The Shoe Tree in Armstrong Park is "a unique local tradition spontaneously carried on by the local community in Heaton. The tree is decorated with shoes that have been thrown over the branches. This novelty piece of public art has also been the subject of a recent novel, The Taxi Driver’s Daughter by Julia Darling." (Sitelines).  The Shoe Tree is included on the Local List of buildings of Local Architectural or Historic Interest ('Local List') for Newcastle.

Armstrong Park Historic Buildings and Monuments in Newcastle
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Tyne and Wear HER(9878): Heaton, Armstrong Park, shoe tree
- "This is a unique local tradition spontaneously carried on by the local community in Heaton. The tree is decorated with shoes that have been thrown over the branches. This novelty …
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Where the Shoe Tree Grows
- "In August 2020 the Woodland Trust shortlisted a sycamore in Armstrong Park, known as the ‘Shoe Tree’, for its English ‘Tree of the Year’. Our representative in the competition certainly …
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So that's shoe business, folks
- Chronicle Live, 23 JAN 2002. "It's back in bloom - Tyneside's famous shoe tree is sprouting again.....For years, pairs of shoes, boots, and trainers have been thrown into the branches …
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Tyne & Wear HER: 9878
Borough: Newcastle
Grid ref: NZ26536570

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