Wallsend, Kings Road North, Barking Dog Club

HER Number

17499

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Wallsend, Kings Road North, Barking Dog Club

Place

Wallsend

Map Sheet

NZ36NW

Class

Recreational

Site Type: Broad

Club

Site Type: Specific

Social Club

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Opened early 1960s. Originally the Barking Dog Working Men's Club. Situated on the sports field where whipper racing was held. The name has caused confusion as whippers rarely bark.

Easting

430060

Northing

568120

Grid Reference

NZ430060568120

Sources

Boundey, S. 2010, Wallsend Pubs and Clubs, p21