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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.

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Cricket

County Cricket Ground

Jesmond

Northumberland Cricket County Cricket Club (1897 - 2004), Newcastle Cricket Club (2006), Royal Grammar School

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20 Nov 2024

Swimming Baths, 1938. Unknown Source

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Swimming

Jesmond Public Baths

Jesmond

Updated:

20 Nov 2024

The Northumberland Club, present day. Source: Geograph Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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Tennis

Northumberland County Tennis Ground

Jesmond

Northumberland Tennis

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20 Nov 2024

Portland Bowling Green, 2015. Source: Steve Ellwood, Flickr

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Bowls, Tennis

Portland Bowling Green Club

Jesmond

Updated:

20 Nov 2024

Real Tennis courts in 1894. Source: jdrtc.co.uk

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Tennis

Jesmond Racquet Court

Jesmond

Updated:

20 Nov 2024

Brandling Park Bowling Green, 1943. Source: Imperial War Museums

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Bowls

Brandling Village, Bowling Green

Jesmond

Updated:

20 Nov 2024

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Football

Filtrona Park

Jarrow

South Shields FC

Updated:

20 Nov 2024

Curlew Road during its opening ceremony in 1912. Source: donmouth.co.uk

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Football

Curlew Road, Football Ground

Jarrow

Jarrow Curlew Villa, Jarrow Caledonians (1912), Jarrow FC (1913) Palmers Jarrow (1919), Jarrow AFC (1920)

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20 Nov 2024

Cricket Ground is to the left of this aerial shot from 1927. Source: EPW019885, Historic England, 1927

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Cricket

Jarrow Park, Cricket Ground

Jarrow

Jarrow CC, Jarrow RFC

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20 Nov 2024

Simonside Hall, 1973. Source: Gz via the Shields Gazette

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Football

Simonside Hall, Football Ground

Jarrow

South Shields FC

Updated:

20 Nov 2024

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Golf

Howdon, Golf Course

Howdon

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20 Nov 2024

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Football

Howdon Lane, Football Ground

Howdon

Willington Athletic

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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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