Prince Consort Road, Bowling Green Club

HER Number:
15708

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Prince Consort Road, Bowling Green Club

Place:
Gateshead

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Recreational

Site Type: Broad:
Ball Sports Site

Site Type: Specific:
Bowling Club

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Formed in 1865. A section of the clubhouse dates back to the 1860s or 70s. It may be the oldest surviving sports related building in Tyne and Wear. Part of the gateway and original boundary wall also remain (HER16109). The pavilion has been modernised and extended almost beyond recognition. The pavilion was brick with an ornate porch and timberwork on the gable.

Easting:
425320

Northing:
562820

Grid Reference:
NZ425320562820

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 8, 97; Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2010, Proposed Gateshead Football Stadium - Archaeological Assessment