Tyne and Wear HER(16965): Fenham, Ponteland Road, Fenham Park - Details
16965
Newcastle
Fenham, Ponteland Road, Fenham Park
Fenham
Recreational
Racing Sports Site
Athletics Track
Early Modern
C19
Documentary Evidence
Laid out in 1863. The ground had a running track almost 600 yards long. Dog racing was also offered along with rabbit coursing, quoits and pigeon shooting. Fenham Park Grounds closed in 1875.
NZ
Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 114