Nunsmoor Park

HER Number

9953

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Nunsmoor Park

Place

Fenham

Map Sheet

NZ26NW

Class

Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad

Park

Site Type: Specific

Public Park

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Nunsmoor Park is an area of approximately 25 acres. It was once part of Nuns Moor (HER 1357), an area which received its name when it was owned by the church and confirmed to the nuns of St Mary and St Bartholomew. Later the land was given to the Freemen of the City as grazing land, and bought by the Newcastle Corporation in 1651. Nunsmoor Park was developed in 1887. There is a lodge at the south gates and bowling green, tennis courts, bandstands, a play area and Birdcage Walk can be found within the park grounds. LOCAL LIST

Easting

423000

Northing

565190

Grid Reference

NZ423000565190

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; Pearson, Lynn, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 15