15794
Bowls
Saltwell Park, Bowling Greens
54.943985, -1.606144
Gateshead
Opened:
1878
Closed:
Open
Condition:
Home Teams/Clubs:
Last Updated:
27 Jun 2022
HER Description
Saltwell was the first park in Tyne and Wear to have a specific area set aside for organised sport. The bowling green was laid out in 1878. In 1892 the Northumberland and Durham Bowling Association was established, thought to be the first county association in English bowls.
Ordnance Survey, 1890s
Saltwell Park Bowling Green and Pavilion, 1903. Source: This is Gateshead
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Historic Environment Records
Durham/Northumberland: Keys to the Past
Tyne and Wear: Sitelines
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