Hebburn Sports and Social Club (cricket ground)

HER Number

16960

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Hebburn Sports and Social Club (cricket ground)

Place

Hebburn

Map Sheet

NZ36SW

Class

Recreational

Site Type: Broad

Sports Ground

Site Type: Specific

Cricket Ground

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

The cricket ground was laid out by switchgear manufacturering company Reyrolle in 1928. Employees were charged a few pence a week for use of its facilities. In the late 1940s it was open to the public. In 1982 South Tyneside Council bought the ground and now lease it to Hebburn Sports and Social Club, which includes Hebburn Town FC (HER 16959), cricket, tennis and bowls. Lynn Pearson describes the pavilion as 'rather quirky'.

Easting

430560

Northing

563840

Grid Reference

NZ430560563840

Sources

Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 110