West Park, Jarrow
Address:
Park Road, Jarrow, NE32 5JH
Telephone number:
0191 427 7000
Facilities
- Bandstand
- Bowling greens
- Friends of the park group
- Junior football pitches
- Multi use games area
- Outdoor gym equipment
- Pavilions
- Petanque
- Play area
History
West Park was donated to the people of Jarrow by Sir Walter and Lady Northbourne James in 1876.
Sir Walter James, first Lord Northbourne (1816-1893) was a Liberal MP for Gateshead, who married Sarah Caroline Ellison, the daughter of Cuthbert Ellison of Hebburn on 19 April 1841.