wgt01
Cricket
White Hall, Cricket Ground
54.746043, -2.137745
Westgate
Opened:
c1870s
Closed:
Unknown
Reclaimed
Condition:
Home Teams/Clubs:
Last Updated:
14 Mar 2024
Westgate Cricket Club
HER Description
NEHL - A field adjoining White Hall near Westgate is known to be the home of Westgate Cricket Club through the 1870s. The club held annual galas at the field for the village, with a large tent and "beautifully decorated" tables with bouquets of flowers. Bands were also in attendance alongside the cricket clubs of Newhouse, Frosterley and Cotherstone. Wrestling and Quoits were also held at the fair.
Given the description is only that the field is adjoining, I have made a best guess for which field. The field within the boundaries of the hall itself. Given its promixity and size it seems the most likely candidate. A great drone video of the grounds, with White Hall abandoned but in situ, can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORsi_QQuESM&ab_channel=JohnTwist.
References to the club start to dissipate in the same decade, and vanish altogether by the 1890s.
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