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Sport is woven into the fabric of North East life. From cock fighting pits and the Quoits grounds of mining communities to the concrete cathedrals of modern football, it is still the backbone of our region.

Scroll down to find the lost sports grounds of yesteryear, and the treasured community spaces of today.

Interior of the dome, 1960s. Source: Falkner Brown Architects

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Tennis, Badminton

Lightfoot Sports Stadium

Walker

Updated:

20 Nov 2024

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Ice Skating

Grand Parade, Skating Rink

Tynemouth

Updated:

20 Nov 2024

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Cock Fighting

Front Street, Cockpit

Tynemouth

Updated:

20 Nov 2024

Priors Park in 2023

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Cricket, Tennis

Priors Park

Tynemouth

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20 Nov 2024

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Cricket, Football

Preston Avenue, Cricket Ground

Tynemouth

Tynemouth Cricket Club, Northumberland Cricket Club

Updated:

20 Nov 2024

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Bowls

Northumberland Park, Bowling Greens

Tynemouth

Updated:

20 Nov 2024

Tynemouth Lido, 1939. Source: Newcastle Libraries

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Swimming

Tynemouth Pool

Tynemouth

Updated:

20 Nov 2024

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Golf

Tynemouth Golf Course

Tynemouth

Tynemouth Golf Club

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20 Nov 2024

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Cricket, Rugby

Percy Park

Tynemouth

Percy Park RFC, Tynemouth Cricket Club

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20 Nov 2024

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Rugby

Crow Trees, Rugby Ground

Swalwell

Blaydon RFC

Updated:

20 Nov 2024

Victoria Ground, pre-1914

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Greyhound, Football, Athletics

Victoria Ground

Stockton

Stockton FC

Updated:

20 Nov 2024

The northern periphery of Byker racecourse today.

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Greyhound, Horse, Athletics, Shooting, Boxing

Byker Racecourse

Walker

Updated:

20 Nov 2024

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Background photo: Photograph of the Scottish Women's team preparing before a match against the North of England in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1938.

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