spw01
Quoits
Guide Post Inn, Quoits Ground
54.918868, -1.553289
Springwell
Opened:
c1890
Closed:
Unknown
Redeveloped
Condition:
Home Teams/Clubs:
Last Updated:
19 Apr 2024
HER Description
NEHL - A quoits ground was situated adjacent to the Guide Post Inn from the beginning of the 1890s at least. Several newspaper reports reference the ground as a prominent hub of Quoits in the area. In September 1891, a match took place between Dowse of Washington and Thompson of Wrekenton. In 1894 a handicap promoted by Mr John Mayor at Thomas Davis' Guide Post Inn features a large tournament with a "large company of spectators".
The ground was likely on the pubs south side, where the extension has now been built. This would prove a perfectly sized area for a quoits ground to be laid.
References to Quoits at the Guide Post dry up into the 20th century.
Ordnance Survey, 1896
Undated photograph of the Guide Post Inn. The Quoits ground was probably to the left of this shot. Source: Raggyspelk
Have we missed something, made a mistake, or have something to add? Contact us
The pub extension where the Quoits ground may have been is situated on the left of the pub.
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.
Historic Maps provided by