Temple Memorial Park Public Open Space
Address:
John Reid Road, South Shields , NE34 8QN
Telephone number:
0191 427 7000
Facilities
- 3g football pitch
- Adult football pitches
- Car park
- Cross country course
- Junior football pitch
- Leisure centre
- Orienteering course
- Play area
- Skate park
History
In 1961 the Ecclesiastical Commissioners gifted the Park to the people of the Borough, in recognition of the part they played in winning the 1939 - 1945 war at sea. The Park is named in memory of a former Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop Temple (1881 - 1944).
In 2011 the Council and Sustrans spent £500,000 on improving the Park's footpaths and cycle ways.