Shotley Park
Shotley Bridge,
Consett,
Co. Durham.
Tel: Shotley Bridge 52

Opened as a home for boys aged 15 to 16 years. Listed as a mixed home in 1964 housing 36 children, Then in April of 1975 Shotley Park became a home for children with emotional difficulties. Closed 1986. Note from the webmaster: I have included Dixie's story Click here as sent, an edited version appeared in the Guild Messenger Summer 1999 issue 317. I have added some links for the full version, which is a good read. Shotley Park closed in the sixties and was converted into a luxury old peoples home. The building has hardly changed from the time Dixie was at Shotley Park. To The Manor Born? Shotley Park used to belong to the Priestman family, industrialists who made their money by developing coal mines in the area.