Bishopwearmouth, village green, bull baiting ring
Bishopwearmouth, village green, bull baiting ring
HER Number
11260
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Bishopwearmouth, village green, bull baiting ring
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
Class
Recreational
Site Type: Broad
Baiting Place
Site Type: Specific
Bullring
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
The last bull baiting occurred on Bishopwearmouth Green in 1788. The bull was tethered by a rope to an iron ring and dogs set upon him.
Easting
439340
Northing
556850
Grid Reference
NZ439340556850
Sources
Sunderland City Council, 2007, Bishopwearmouth Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Strategy; Sunderland City Council, 1998, Bishopwearmouth: a circular walk through the Conservation Area; Tyne and Wear Museums, 1996, Bishopwearmouth: An Archaeological Assessment; T. Corfe, 1973, A History of Sunderland; T. Corfe, 1983, The Buildings of Sunderland 1814-1914; G.E. Milburn and S.T Miller, 1988, Sunderland River, Town & People: A History from the 1780s to the Present Day; N. Pevsner and Elizabeth Williamson, 1983, The Buildings of England: County Durham (second edition)