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New Brancepeth Recreation Ground

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Last Updated:

11 Apr 2023

Tennis, Bowls, Cricket

Home Teams & Clubs:

Opened:

Closed:

1920s

20th c

Open

Condition:

New Brancepeth

New Brancepeth Cricket Club

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NEHL - A recreation ground next to Brancepeth Colliery in the 1920s or 30s, likely by New Brancepeth Colliery for the betterment of pitmen and their families. It featured a large ground, likely for cricket, a tennis court and bowling green. There was an active New Brancepeth Cricket Club at this time, which can lead us to assume they likely played here.

Satellite imagery shows the ground may still be in use, though the tennis court and bowling green have been demolished. A small pond now takes its place.

Ordnance Survey

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

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

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