Tyne and Wear HER(12502): Whitburn, cricket ground - Details
12502
S Tyneside
Whitburn, cricket ground
Whitburn
NZ46SW
Recreational
Sports Ground
Cricket Ground
POST MEDIEVAL
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Structure
In 1862 Whitburn Cricket Club was established on land formerly part of Whitburn Hall's grounds. The limestone wall on the east boundary rises from 2m to almost 4m in height. Previously ridge and furrow fields, the land was given by Sir Hedworth Williamson, then captain of the club. The pavilion is a modern flat-roofed brick and timber building. The ground is bounded by sycamore trees along the east, west and south sides.
440730
561660
NZ440730561660
North East Civic Trust on behalf of South Tyneside Council, 2006, Whitburn Conservation Area Character Appraisal, p 5; Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 106; Northern Archaeological Associates, 2015, The Cleadon Village Atlas p203