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Tennis
War Memorial Cottage Hospital, Tennis Ground
54.945446, -1.678056
Whickham
Opened:
c1930s
Closed:
c1950s
Repurposed
Condition:
Home Teams/Clubs:
Last Updated:
8 Sept 2023
HER Description
NEHL - There was a tennis ground contained within the grounds of the War Memorial Cottage Hospital in the 1930s and 40s, and appears to still be in situ in the 1950s. The hospital was formerly a rectory dating from 1713.
The ground was likely used privately for the patients of the hospital, especially as respite during World War Two. It was however built beforehand, so likely part of the facilities rehabilitating patients.
Though the site is still part of the grounds, it is now a modest lawn with no visible signs of the tennis ground.
Ordnance Survey, 1947
The tennis ground can be seen in the centre of the image behind the hospital. Source: Historic England Archive (RAF photography) Historic England Photograph: raf_106g_uk_1051_v_5044 flown 03/12/1945
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Historic Environment Records
Durham/Northumberland: Keys to the Past
Tyne and Wear: Sitelines
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