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Blue Bell, Quoits Ground
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Last Updated:
29 Jun 2023
Quoits
Home Teams & Clubs:
Opened:
Closed:
c1860s
Unknown
Redeveloped
Condition:
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NEHL - The landlord of the Blue Bell, Robert Murray, advertised Quoits matches in the Newcastle Chronicle in the 1860s with a prize of £1 for amateurs only.
Though the pub itself is the same building as it was then, its surroundings have changed greatly. The yard appears to have stretched between what is now the pub garden and car park, so was likely played to its immediate north.
Ordnance Survey, 1864
The Blue Bell in 1965, some years after Quoits will likely have ceased here. Source: Newcastle Libraries
The Blue Bell in 2022.
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