West Park
soler 
16. Jan, 2010 
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This picture shows the fountain that was donated by Thomas Sheldon, the Mayor of Jarrow in 1876. It was located to the left of the parks main gate entrance. The park itself was given as a gift to the town of Jarrow, in the same year 1876, by Sir Walter and Lady James.
Old West Park Jarrow fountain view 1876
The houses in the background to the right I would assume is Sussex Street. The houses in the background to the middle of the photo are no-longer there. I can only imagine that at some later stage the houses were demolished and the ground were they stood became an extension to the existing park. Even today there is an amount of land in Park Road that looks like it had been added to the original park. It would be interesting to know for sure if this did happen at some time in the original parks history.
West Park: Present Day 2010
The here and now picture shows a section of the park where I think the fountain used to stand. It is extremely hard to try and match the exact place, as you can see it looks totally different in this picture. Gone are the fountain and the greenhouse, and from the angle of the shot in the old photo I feel there should have been more park area to my right to get the same view as the old photograph. The house that stands to the back and left of the greenhouse still stands at the main gate entrance. In this shot it is screened by trees and shrubs.
the friends of west park are always looking for new members to help with jobs around the park.
A busy schedule leaves very little time. What time there is becomes quality time for my family. Many thanks for your posting, as for the Here and Now I will leave the door a-jar.
Take Care
S.O.L.E.R (Geordstoree/Medibolism)