Summerhill Square

HER Number

9942

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Summerhill Square

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad

Urban Space

Site Type: Specific

Square

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

The residents of this area of Newcastle view Summerhill Square as a green oasis of tranquillity in the busy city. The park is overlooked by a terrace of houses, the residents of which enjoy the park’s neat simplicity. Today the park is used by local people as a children’s play area and is adjacent to a bowling green. The park is surrounded on four sides by iron railings, with the entrances at the north east and south west corners marked by pairs of stone pillars, which previously supported iron gates. There is some perimeter planting, of laurel and lilac and the quiet spot also supports wildlife. LOCAL LIST

Easting

424010

Northing

564040

Grid Reference

NZ424010564040

Sources

Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document; Newcastle City Council, 2001, Summerhill Conservation Area Character Statement, p 20-1