Tyne and Wear HER(15796): Roker Park, bowling green - Details
15796
Sunderland
Roker Park, bowling green
Roker
NZ45NW
Recreational
Ball Sports Site
Bowling Green
POST MEDIEVAL
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Structure
Dates from 1883. Still exists. In 1892 the Northumberland and Durham Bowling Association was established, thought to be the first county association in English bowls.
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Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 17