Felling Park

HER Number:
5253

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Felling Park

Place:
Felling

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad:
Park

Site Type: Specific:
Landscape Park

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Opened in July 1910, wrapping around the impressive Felling Town Hall which was built in 1902. There are spectacular displays of bedding plants on the slope which rises from Sunderland Road. Above this is an informal grass area, fringed by trees with an open bandstand at the centre. A tennis court and bowling green lie on either side of the core of the park. Above the bowling green is a small rockery with rustic stonework. The original park was later extended to the west. LOCAL LIST

Easting:
2785

Northing:
6192

Grid Reference:
NZ27856192

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5253 >> F. Green, 1995, A Guide to the Historic Parks and Gardens of Tyne and Wear, p 43; Gateshead Local List X20/LLG/15; Byelaws With Respect To The Open Space Known As Felling Park, Felling UDC (1910); Around Felling High Street, Gateshead MBC (1984)