Exhibition Park

​The Newcastle Model Boat Club was formed in 1882, whilst the club house was built towards the end of the construction of the park prior to the exhibition of 1887, the year of Queen Victoria’s Jubilee. The building was restored in 2014 The model yacht club allowed model yachtsmen to sail wind powered boats however…

Development of the Lake The expansion of Newcastle’s housing and population caused a problem with the distribution of clean water, and in 1769 Ralph Lodge took over the council’s water supply, independently from the city. He located springs on the Coxlodge Estate, north of Newcastle and erected a steam engine to supply the town. Loge…

Exhibition Park Timeline. 1870 The Town Moor improvement Act of 1870 outlined that parts of the moor were to be allocated for recreation and two areas, Castle Leazes and the Bull Park were chosen and became known as the Recreation Moor. The Town Moor was used for agricultural shows in mid 1800s. 1875 The Bandstand…

The Exhibition Park Bandstand (Grade 11) was built in 1875 by the MacFarlane Saracen Foundry of Glasgow as a local feature of the Bull Park. The design was unusual as it was bespoke rather than assembled from a kit of castings sold from a catalogue. Other bandstands from MacFarlane in the region can be seen…

The building was originally named the Palace of Arts, and was first used to house art work from across the world at the 1929 North East Coast Exhibition. The North East Coast Exhibition was planned as a tribute to the region’s skills and industry. the intention of the exhibition was to show the world wha…

Wildfowl on the Lake In 2014 the Exhibition and Brandling Parks Community Trust designed an island refuge for nesting swans, after an unsuccessful nesing attempt in the Sensory Garden in 2013. Swans generally mate from spring through to summer, with cygnets being born anytime from May through to July The lake also provides habitats for…

The Town Moor was common land from the 13th century providing grazing rights to the Freemen of Newcastle. It also hosted horse racing including the 1st Northumberland Plate in 1833. The popularity of racing led to the creation of the Newcastle Grandstand. The rapid expansion of Newcastle Upon Tyne put pressure on the local authority…