Sports Archive.
South Moor Memorial Park
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Last Updated:
17 Oct 2023
Bowls, Tennis
Home Teams & Clubs:
Opened:
Closed:
1920
Open
Condition:
South Moor, Stanley
54.856129, -1.705174
NEHL - South Moor's Memorial Park, from its opening in 1920, featured two bowling greens and a tennis court for the betterment of local residents. The land was provided by the South Moor Colliery Company, and beared the cost of the park not exceeding £3500. It cost £4600 altogether covering 16 1/2 acres.
Within its first year, a number of colliery bands also performed concerts here from Annfield Plain and West Stanley.
The grounds were situated in the north east of the park alongside a putting green. The most westerly bowling green has been removed in favour of enclosed courts.
Ordnance Survey, 1967
Entrance to Memorial Park around time of its opening. Source: southmoorheritage.co.uk
Apologies for the fairly poor quality. The bowling greens and tennis court can be seen in the centre left of this aerial photograph from the 1940s. Source: Google Earth
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