Roker Park, bowling green

Tyne and Wear HER(15796): Roker Park, bowling green - Details

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HER Number:
15796

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Roker Park, bowling green

Place:
Roker

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

Class:
Recreational

Site Type: Broad:
Ball Sports Site

Site Type: Specific:
Bowling Green

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
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.

Easting:
440450

Northing:
559130

Grid Reference:
NZ440450559130

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 17

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