The Oval, tennis club

HER Number

12150

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

The Oval, tennis club

Place

Benton

Map Sheet

NZ26NE

Class

Recreational

Site Type: Broad

Sports Building

Site Type: Specific

Sports Pavilion

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

A pavilion for the tennis club was built by 1916. The land is now allotment gardens.

Easting

428070

Northing

568900

Grid Reference

NZ428070568900

Sources

Ordnance Survey Third Edition 1916; North Tyneside Council, 2007, Longbenton and Benton Conservation Areas Character Appraisal