High Street, Gosforth Cricket Club
High Street, Gosforth Cricket Club
HER Number
11434
District
Newcastle
Site Name
High Street, Gosforth Cricket Club
Place
Gosforth
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
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
Gosforth Cricket Club was established in 1864. It moved to its current location east of the High Street in 1865. The cricket ground is shown on OS second edition of 1899. Now South Northumberland Cricket Ground.
Easting
424160
Northing
567460
Grid Reference
NZ424160567460
Sources
Newcastle City Council, 2002, Gosforth Conservation Area Character Statement, p 12