Gosforth, Moor Court Squash Court

HER Number:
16844

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Gosforth, Moor Court Squash Court

Place:
Gosforth

Map Sheet:
NZ26NW

Class:
Recreational

Site Type: Broad:
Racket Sports Site

Site Type: Specific:
Squash Court

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Moor Court flats were built in 1938 to Art Deco designs by Clarance Soloman of Jesmond. The flats had an adjoining block of twelve garages ('motor houses') with a squash court above. Squash derived from the game of rackets. It became popular in the 1930s when courts were commonly built at hotels. Gosforth Squash Club was founded in 1953.

Easting:
2388

Northing:
6685

Grid Reference:
NZ23886685

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 33