Chopwell, quoits ground

HER Number

16994

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Chopwell, quoits ground

Place

Chopwell

Class

Recreational

Site Type: Broad

Sports Ground

Site Type: Specific

Quoits Ground

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Quoits was popular with north east miners. A photo of 1926 shows a quoits match in Chopwell village.

Grid Reference

Sources

Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 132-133