Killingworth, West Bailey, Killingworth Lake

HER Number:
9484

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Killingworth, West Bailey, Killingworth Lake

Place:
Killingworth

Map Sheet:
NZ27SE

Class:
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad:
Lake

Site Type: Specific:
Boating Lake

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
This 15 acre lake was created circa 1964 during the reclamation of derelict pit sites. The surrounding park was meant to be like a natural meadow, with spoil heaps levelled and planted with semi-mature trees. Killingworth Township was supposed to represent a modern version of a castle set in a parkland landscape and approached by a causeway over a lake, like a drawbridge over a moat. The lake attracts swans, ducks and other wildlife and is well stocked with fish. An angling club and model boating club use the lake regularly. The lake is about 1.5 feet deep at the edge, sloping down to a maximum of 6.4 feet deep at the centre. LOCAL LIST

Easting:
2734

Northing:
7102

Grid Reference:
NZ27347102

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
North Tyneside Council, November 2008, Register of Buildings and Parks of Special Local Architectural and Historic Interest SDP (Local Development Document 9); Archaeological Research Services, 2019. Archaeological Watching Brief at Killingworth Town Park, North Tyneside.