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Quoits

Blue Bell, Quoits Ground

54.983170, -1.590728

Jesmond

Opened:

c1860s

Closed:

Unknown

Redeveloped

Condition:

Home Teams/Clubs:

Last Updated:

29 Jun 2023

HER Description

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

Ordnance Survey, 1864

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

The Blue Bell in 1965, some years after Quoits will likely have ceased here. Source: Newcastle Libraries

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

The Blue Bell in 2022.

Historic Environment Records

Durham/Northumberland: Keys to the Past

Tyne and Wear: Sitelines

HER information as described above is reproduced under the basis the resource is free of charge for education use. It is not altered unless there are grammatical errors. 

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