Hendon Lane, sports ground

HER Number

16923

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Hendon Lane, sports ground

Place

Hendon

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

Class

Recreational

Site Type: Broad

Sports Ground

Site Type: Specific

Sports Ground

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

The first known cricket matches in Sunderland were on Monkwearmouth Shore (1801) and Roker Beach. The first formal cricket ground was laid out in 1831 on Hendon Lane, where Hendon Road now meets White House Road. The town's club became known as Sunderland Cricket Club.

Easting

440650

Northing

556480

Grid Reference

NZ440650556480

Sources

Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, pp 74-75