Tyne and Wear HER(15796): Roker, Roker Park, bowling green - Details
15796
Sunderland
Roker, Roker Park, bowling green
Roker
NZ45NW
Recreational
Ball Sports Site
Bowling Green
Early Modern
C19
Structure
Dates from 1883. Still exists. In 1892 the Northumberland and Durham Bowling Association was established, thought to be the first county association in English bowls.
4045
5913
NZ40455913
Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 17