Fascinating Trees of Stewart Park

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Stewart park my ar se, it has always been Stewarts park. Put a committee in a room and you get Durham Tees Valley Airport.
 
It has always been Stewart Park - but people popularly called it Stewart's Park. But it always said Stewart on the signs. Gifted to the town by the clothier Dormand Stewart - or rather he gave a load of money and the council added the rest to buy the run down estate of the Bolckow's Marton Hall.
Trees were planted by Bartholemew Rudd - who built his lodge in the middle and knocked down the unsightly hovel where James Cook was born. It could be he later felt guilty about this because he tried to fund a memorial on a hill near Great Ayton.
Then Bolckow moved in, rebuilt the hall, filled it with incredible paintings from round the world, Cook memorabilia from round the world and trees planted from countries Cook visited on his three world voyages.
So, you have the red wood (Sequoia sempervirens) trees from the Pacific coast and eucalyptus trees.
And overlooking Bolckow's lawn the Cedar of Lebanon tree is magnificent.
All now mature trees.
 
No one in Berwick Hills knew where Stewart Park was, they would of checked in Match to see who he played for.

You are right about the trees though, I can still remember the Banana Tree in the Glass House.
 
The tree in the picture near the vase commemorating Cooks birth is my favourite. It is huge and has so many levels to it.
 
Same_as_before said:
No one in Berwick Hills knew where Stewart Park was, they would of checked in Match to see who he played for.

You are right about the trees though, I can still remember the Banana Tree in the Glass House.
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Funny in a way when you think about it. Stewart gave the money to help the council buy the park for the people of Middlesbrough - so it was to be our park not Stewart's park.
 
rob_fmttm said:
Funny in a way when you think about it. Stewart gave the money to help the council buy the park for the people of Middlesbrough - so it was to be our park not Stewart's park.
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My dad was always winding us up with half truths. He said that there was a time capsule when Newport Bridge was opened and then they lost it.

He told us Seaton Carew was abroad because of the perple (sic) buses.
 
The tree hasn't changed since I last climbed it about 60 years ago. I planted three for posterity in the garden of the house I've just moved from - and yes, it had a big garden.
 
Blf said:
The tree in the picture near the vase commemorating Cooks birth is my favourite. It is huge and has so many levels to it.
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The tree was a natural climbing frame , it was always covered with kids when i was a lad, seeing who dared climb highest.
 
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