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Sports Archive.

Spittal Tennis Courts (2nd)

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Last Updated:

21 Oct 2025

Tennis

Opened:

c1930s

Closed:

1983

Redeveloped

Condition:

Spittal

Home Teams & Clubs:

Spittal Tennis Club

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It is possible these 3 tennis courts behind the Venetian pavilion came into being at the same time as that mentioned in 1928. They were owned municipally for the betterment of the community, though the local tennis club did use the courts as they wished. The club in 1938 had 30 members, and it was noted at this stage there was no clubhouse or pavilion for users, making it a numbing affair on colder days. A pavilion was added by the late 30s/40s on the South Greenwich Road side of the courts.

The Spittal Tennis Club hosted regular tournaments here for both men and women, as well as against local opposition from Berwick.

Sadly, the Berwick Borough Council Amenities Committee gave the green light to replacing the tennis courts with a car park in 1983. This was due to a shortage of spaces after successive seasons of this area featuring a go karting circuit, trampolining and tennis sessions.

Ordnance Survey

Ordnance Survey, 1963

'Sketches of The Coal Mines in Northumberland and Durham' T.H.Hair, published in 1844

The tennis courts can be seen on the tip of this photograph from 1952. Source: © Historic England. Aerofilms Collection EAW045996 flown 14 August 1952

'Sketches of The Coal Mines in Northumberland and Durham' T.H.Hair, published in 1844

An overhead view of the tennis courts in 1951. Source: Historic England Archive (RAF photography) raf_540_611_rs_4345 flown 9 October 1951

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