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Description: | Saltwell Park was opened to the public in 1876 after Gateshead Council purchased Saltwell Towers and the landscaped gardens from stained glass manufacturer, William Wailes. The Council commissioned Edward Kemp, a pupil of Joseph Paxton, the designer of Crystal Palace in London, and one of the most renowned landscape designers of Victorian Britain, to set out the 55 acre park which incorporated classical formal gardens, a lake and an island with stone revetments designed by Joseph Hancock. This song was written some 60 years after the opening of the park and is testament to its enduring popularity.The song forms part of a selection of songs from 'Tyneside recitations and other poems' by Gateshead author, Thomas Campbell. The book was published in North Shields, by J.D. Potts in 1928. Many of the songs deal with the topics of the day such as 'The lovely Saltwell Park', and 'The change at Shiremoor', whilst others such as 'The trimmer's cheese', touch on working and domestic life. The author, Thomas Campbell, commenced work in the pits at an early age, following the premature death of his father in a pit explosion. Largely self educated, Campbell went on to become a railwayman and was known for his recitations at village concerts and social gatherings. This is an interesting collection relating numerous aspects of local-life and similar in style to the song books of the mid to late nineteenth century by local composers such as Marshall Creswell. ; A collection of songs and poems by T. Campbell | Publisher: | J.D. Potts North Shields ; Tyne and Wear | Rights holder: | rights holder : Border History Museum | Subjects: | entertainment and sport Leisure parks & entertainment | Temporal: | start=1901;end=1940; | Source: | Folk Archive Resource North East | Identifier: | farne:H0706402 | Go to resource |
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