Prince Consort Road, Bowling Green Club

HER Number

15708

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Prince Consort Road, Bowling Green Club

Place

Gateshead

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Recreational

Site Type: Broad

Ball Sports Site

Site Type: Specific

Bowling Club

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Formed in 1865. A section of the clubhouse dates back to the 1860s or 70s. It may be the oldest surviving sports related building in Tyne and Wear. Part of the gateway and original boundary wall also remain (HER16109). The pavilion has been modernised and extended almost beyond recognition. The pavilion was brick with an ornate porch and timberwork on the gable.

Easting

425320

Northing

562820

Grid Reference

NZ425320562820

Sources

Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 8, 97; Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2010, Proposed Gateshead Football Stadium - Archaeological Assessment