Ponteland Road, Fenham Park

HER Number

16965

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Ponteland Road, Fenham Park

Place

Fenham

Class

Recreational

Site Type: Broad

Racing Sports Site

Site Type: Specific

Athletics Track

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Laid out in 1863. The ground had a running track almost 600 yards long. Dog racing was also offered along with rabbit coursing, quoits and pigeon shooting. Fenham Park Grounds closed in 1875.

Grid Reference

Sources

Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 114