Heaton Park, bear pit

HER Number:
5732

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Heaton Park, bear pit

Place:
Heaton

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Recreational

Site Type: Broad:
Animal House

Site Type: Specific:
Bear Enclosure

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Site of bear pit. The bear was, when Heaton park was created, one of the park’s main tourist attractions. The bear pit was located to the north west of Heaton lake (HER 10027) which was filled in in the 1930s. The site of the bear pit is now occupied by a children’s playground.

Easting:
426520

Northing:
565570

Grid Reference:
NZ426520565570

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5732 >> Pers. Comm. Jesmond Dene Rangers, 2004; Morgan, A. 2012. Heaton from Farm to foundaries.