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Quaking Houses, Football Ground

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Last Updated:

24 Oct 2023

Football

Home Teams & Clubs:

Opened:

Closed:

c1950s

20th c

Open

Condition:

South Moor, Stanley

South Moor FC

54.852670, -1.708146

NEHL - A football ground was opened around the mid 20th century at Quaking Houses, presumably for South Moor FC. There was previously a ground immediately south of Fourth Street, however by the 1960s it had moved to this location.

On Google Earth satellite imagery, the site was still allotments in the 1940s, so it is likely this ground was bedded in in the 1950s. It featured a small pavilion on the top right corner of the ground, though doesn't feature many other facilities.

South Moor took part in the Tyneside Senior League against teams such as Swalwell, Seaton Burn, Shotley Bridge and Consett.

The ground is still open, though appears to be a general recreational field with South Moor AFC playing at the old cricket field adjacent.

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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Historic Environment Records

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