Tyne and Wear HER(5471): Shieldfield Green - Details
5471
Newcastle
Shieldfield Green
Shieldfield
NZ26SE
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
Village Green
Post Medieval
C16
Documentary Evidence
Charleton describes Shieldfield Green as an area where troops congregated prior to a battle with the Scots in 1547. The fort which stood nearby (HER 285) was a key position during the siege of 1644. Charleton also tells the story of King Charles I playing golf on the green during his captivity in Newcastle (see HER 1865). Officially enclosed in 1738 - reflects the changed shape of the green from a long rectangle to a triangle. By 1750 most of the land had been adopted by adjacent landowners.
2552
6466
NZ25526466
<< HER 5471 >> F. Green, 1995, A Guide to the Historic Parks and Gardens of Tyne and Wear, p 7
Tyne and Wear Museums, 2004, Ridley Villas, New Bridge Street, Newcastle, Archaeological Assessment
Hutton, 1770, A Plan of Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead; T. Wild, 2004, Village England - a social history of the countryside, p 13; T. Rowley and J. Wood, 2000, Deserted Villages (third edition), p. 41; B.K. Roberts, 1977, Rural Settlement in Britain, p. 146; B.K. Roberts, 1987, The making of the English village - a study in historical geography, p. 151; Pearson, Lynn, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 9