Silksworth Sports Complex

HER Number

16971

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Silksworth Sports Complex

Place

Silksworth

Map Sheet

NZ35NE

Class

Recreational

Site Type: Broad

Racing Sports Site

Site Type: Specific

Athletics Track

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

The athletics track was opened in August 1982 on the site of Silksworth Colliery, which had closed in 1971. Sunderland Harriers and Athletic Club are based at the athletics track. They formed in 1897. The complex also includes a sports ground and artificial ski slope. Next door is a swimming pool, tennis and wellness centre.

Easting

437720

Northing

554160

Grid Reference

NZ437720554160

Sources

Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 125