Shieldfield
Shieldfield | |
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 King Charles Tower, Shieldfield | |
  Shieldfield Location inTyne and Wear | |
| Coordinates:54°58′52″N1°35′56″W/ 54.981°N 1.599°W | |
| OS grid reference | NZ257651 |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| District | Tyne and Wear |
Shieldfieldis a small district in the east of thecityandmetropolitan boroughofNewcastle upon Tyne,Tyne and Wear,England. It is bordered by theCity Centre,Heaton,BykerandSandyford.
History
[edit]The name of the district is considered to be a reference to a shelter in the forest clearing, derived from Anglo-Saxon sources.
During theEnglish Civil War,King Charles Iwas permitted to play golf at Shieldfield whilst he was held prisoner at Newcastle byParliamentarianforces.[1][2]The building where he would rest, King Charles House, was demolished in 1960[3]to make way for the new council estate. This is commemorated by a plaque within Shieldfield Green,[4]and reflected in the naming of King Charles Tower adjacent to the site.
The area was increasingly urbanised during the 19th Century and by 1881 contained many houses for the employees of nearby factories. The population at this time was 12,826, living in 2,253 units of accommodation (mostly flats). There were also 16 pubs and 19 'beer shops' which permitted patrons to drink on the premises. By the 1930s there were more than 90 shops in the area.[5]
The district largely consists of a council estate, with a few streets of Victorian terraced houses. The former Methodist Church for Shieldfield remains consecrated but is a gallery calledShieldfield Art Works.
Over the last decade, developments have seen a number of Halls of Residence constructed to accommodate students from the nearbyNorthumbria University,and in 2007 Northumbria University opened its new state of the art 'City Campus East' on the site of the former Warner Brothers cinema. An inscribed granite tablet on nearby Falconar Street marks the birthplace ofWilliam Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong.[6]
Transport
[edit]Bus services are provided byTyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executiveunder the brand name Nexus, and also byStagecoach North East.Northernprovides train service from the nearbyManors railway station.The A167(M) Central Motorway has a junction with the A193 near Shieldfield.
References
[edit]- ^"The present state of Newcastle: The suburbs of Pandon | British History Online".
- ^Through the Green, September 2016 pp 14-18 publisher British Golf Collectors Societyhttp://www.golfcollectors.co.uk/through-the-green
- ^"Shieldfield, Shieldfield Green, No. 23, King Charles I House".26 May 2021.
- ^"Charles I and Robert Gilchrist green plaque".
- ^"Northumbria Uni puts Shieldfield in the picture".11 February 2010.
- ^"William Armstrong marble plaque".
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