Exhibition Park, gate piers

HER Number

10000

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Exhibition Park, gate piers

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26NW

Class

Unassigned

Site Type: Broad

Gate Pier

Site Type: Specific

Gate Pier

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Finely made from sandstone blocks. A low wall runs from the central seven block piers to two slightly shorter piers to the east and west. The wall once supported metal railings. Most of the piers are currently beneath a blue cladding which forms an arch between them and carries the name of the park. LOCAL LIST

Easting

424630

Northing

565320

Grid Reference

NZ424630565320

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