Summerhill Grove, Summerhill Bowling Club

HER Number

16998

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Summerhill Grove, Summerhill Bowling Club

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Recreational

Site Type: Broad

Ball Sports Site

Site Type: Specific

Bowling Club

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Two greens were laid out by the West End Bowling Club in 1905. In 1907 England played against Scotland at the West End Bowling Green. WG Grace, former cricketer, was the England captain. The club went into liquidation some years later. In 1916 Summerhill Bowling Club was founded. The clubhouse dates from 1937.

Easting

423920

Northing

564050

Grid Reference

NZ423920564050

Sources

Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 138, 140