The Oval, tennis grounds

HER Number

12149

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

The Oval, tennis grounds

Place

Benton

Map Sheet

NZ26NE

Class

Recreational

Site Type: Broad

Racket Sports Site

Site Type: Specific

Tennis Court

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Destroyed Monument

Description

Two tennis grounds had been laid out in the centre of The Oval by 1916. The land is now allotment gardens.

Easting

428050

Northing

568880

Grid Reference

NZ428050568880

Sources

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