Ouseburn Parks

Ouseburn Parks include four linked parks covering a two mile stretch of the Ouseburn Valley including Jesmond Dene, Coleman’s Field, Paddy Freeman’s Park, and Heaton and Armstrong Parks. The parks are steeped in history, provide a cherished green space for the city, and include 18 Listed Buildings and 3 Scheduled Monuments, as well as a Registered Park incorporating Lord and Lady Armstrong’s picturesque woodland garden.

Southern Green Ltd was appointed as the lead consultant of a multi-disciplinary team for the preparation of the Conservation Management Plan and Stage One and Two ‘Parks for People’ Heritage Lottery Funded bids, which were guided by extensive public consultation. Southern Green acted as Lead Designer and Contract Administrator for the parks contract and latterly became Project Manager for the project, which began on the ground in spring 2009 and was completed in 2011.

The project has since won numerous awards including a RIBA Award, a North East RICS Award and a Lord Mayors Design Award. The project was also Highly Commended at the Landscape Institute Awards in 2012.

Overview

  • Project Name

    Ouseburn Parks

  • Location

    Newcastle upon Tyne

  • Category

    Parks and gardens

  • Landscape Architect

    Southern Green Limited

  • Client

    Newcastle City Council Leisure Services.

  • Brief

    The project was to develop a masterplan and detailed conservation and restoration proposals for five linked parks within the Ouseburn Valley. Although popular, the parks had lacked investment and were in decline. The Councils vision was to renovate the parks as a focus for public participation, promoting social cohesion and healthy living whilst creating an education, conservation and heritage resource.

  • Awards

    LI Awards 2012 - Heritage and Conservation - Highly Commended

Details

  • Project Team

    Landscape architect: Southern Green. Garden historian: Fiona Green. Architect: Mosedale Gillatt Architects. Civil and structural engineer: Patrick Parsons Consulting Engineers. Mechanical and electrical engineer: Sine Consulting. Ecologist: E3 Ecology. Arboricultural consultant: AllAboutTrees. Quantity surveyor: Faithful + Gould.

  • Local planning authority or government body

    Newcastle City Council

  • Year Completed

    2011

  • Project Size

    68 ha

  • Contract Value

    £3.9M

  • Southern Green Limited

    Registered Practice - (11 - 20 Employees)
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  • Approximate Map Location

    Location

    Newcastle upon Tyne

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