West Avenue, Gosforth Bowling Club

HER Number

17038

District

Newcastle

Site Name

West Avenue, Gosforth Bowling Club

Place

Gosforth

Map Sheet

NZ26NE

Class

Recreational

Site Type: Broad

Ball Sports Site

Site Type: Specific

Bowling Club

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

The Gosforth Recreation Company was formed in 1897 to create a private members' club for bowls, lawn tennis, croquet, quoits and curling. The scheme cost £2,600. the bowling green opened in may 1902. Gosforth Bowling Club had around 100 members in 2010.

Easting

424040

Northing

567800

Grid Reference

NZ424040567800

Sources

Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 141