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

Lats/Lons:

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