Portland Bowling Green Club

HER Number:
17004

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Portland Bowling Green Club

Place:
Jesmond

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

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:
Structure

Description:
The oldest surviving bowling green in Newcastle. The club was founded in 1874, the green was ready for play in 1877. The clubhouse was designed by James Fatkin and built in 1938 as a replacement for the original one. A competition for members known as 'Spoons' gave an engraved silver spoon as the prize. Portland hosts two annual county tournaments, the Bell Cup which goes back to 1900, and the Oubridge Cup which started in 1910.

Easting:
425590

Northing:
565420

Grid Reference:
NZ425590565420

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 141