Roker, Roker Park Model Boat Club

Roker, Roker Park Model Boat Club

HER Number
17071
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Roker, Roker Park Model Boat Club
Place
Roker
Class
Recreational
Site Type: Broad
Club
Site Type: Specific
Yacht Club
General Period
21ST CENTURY
Specific Period
21st Century 2001 to 2100
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Formed in 2005. The vast majority of model boat clubs date from the introduction of cheap and efficient radio control kits from the 1970s, and the wider availability of kit-form or ready-made boats. In the 1950s the North East Coast Regatta was staged at Roker Park.
Easting
440463
Northing
559018
Grid Reference
NZ440463559018
Sources
Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 162