Pets Corner is a petting zoo set in the heart of Jesmond Dene. It has been a popular place to visit since it was first opened in the 1960's and is about to be demolished and rebuilt with more modern facilities after gaining the funding from the Ouseburn Parks Heritage Lottery Bid. I heard demolition was expected to start soon so I recently took the chance to get a few more photos before the change happens.
This page also contains photos taken during the regeneration of Pets Corner, Millfield House and Colmans Field.
24th October 2013
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25th February 2013
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26th January 2012
6th December 2011
29th March 2011
2nd March 2011
Pets Corner has now re-opened to the public and more animals are due to arrive shortly.
5th January 2011
Pets Corner seems just about done now.
30th October 2010
19th October 2010
11th October 2010
4th October 2010
8th September 2010
6th August 2010
4th July 2010
The visitor centre was to be completed by June 2010 so it's running a little behind and the construction of the new bridge over the river has begun.
24th May 2010
24th May 2010
20th April 2010
23rd March 2010
Some more pictures from the site of the new path and the area where the new footbridge will be built.
18th March 2010
A new path being created in the adjoining Colmans Field which will lead to a new footbridge being built over the river just underneath Armstrong Bridge. I think the idea is that creating a new entrance on foot from the parking spaces underneath Armstrong Bridge will reduce the traffic in the Dene. That still leaves the traffic for the restaurant though going through the Dene which causes a lot more bother than traffic from families on a day out who tend to take a bit more care when driving through.
24th February 2010
26th January 2010
19th January 2010
11th January 2010
16th November 2009
5th November 2009
22nd October 2009
19th October 2009
15th October 2009
8th September 2009
17th March 2009
9th March 2009
2nd February 2009
30th January 2009
28th January 2009
22nd November 2008
21st May 2008
28th April 2008
18th March 2008
4th March 2008
21st September 2007
24th May 2006
3rd May 2006
7th April 2006
5th April 2006
21st February 2006
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9th January 2006
4th January 2006
8th December 2005
19th November 2005
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4 comments:
Love these, especially the goat. Going up there tomorrow to shoot a roll. Hope the bunnies are feeling sociable. :)
Looks like you will have fine weather for it. :)
used to visit here in the 50s,and my granda used to take me there when i was yung in the 40s.I see a lot has changed now as one cannot drive overthe bridge and peer down into the dene as thay have bypassed it.so now one looks up at the bridge
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