North Durham Cricket Ground, gateway

HER Number

16111

District

Gateshead

Site Name

North Durham Cricket Ground, gateway

Place

Gateshead

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Recreational

Site Type: Broad

Sports Ground

Site Type: Specific

Cricket Ground

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Stone pillars and arched head gateway constructed as part of the 1895 improvement scheme which saw the enlargement and enhancement of the North Durham Cricket Club (later Rugby Ground). The keystone is carved (east) with a mouldboard plough with 'PERSEVERANCE' above and (west) with a ?hound standing above a bunch of grapes or berries. The iconography has not been deciphered.

Easting

425380

Northing

562810

Grid Reference

NZ425380562810

Sources

Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2010, Proposed Gateshed Football Stadium, Archaeological Assessment