Benton Park Golf Club

HER Number

16817

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Benton Park Golf Club

Place

Longbenton

Map Sheet

NZ26NE

Class

Recreational

Site Type: Broad

Club

Site Type: Specific

Golf Club

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

The clubhouse was a late 18th century mansion (Benton Park HER 1866). The course at Longbenton was compulsorily purchased for housing (Hoylake Avenue, Gleneagles Close, Muirfield Road and Fairways Avenue). The club moved to Arcot Hall in 1947.

Easting

427250

Northing

568060

Grid Reference

NZ427250568060

Sources

2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 22