Saltwell Park, bowling green
Saltwell Park, bowling green
HER Number
15794
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Saltwell Park, bowling green
Place
Gateshead
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Recreational
Site Type: Broad
Ball Sports Site
Site Type: Specific
Bowling Green
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Saltwell was the first park in Tyne and Wear to have a specific area set aside for organised sport. The bowling green was laid out in 1878. In 1892 the Northumberland and Durham Bowling Association was established, thought to be the first county association in English bowls.
Easting
425370
Northing
561120
Grid Reference
NZ425370561120
Sources
Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 17