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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

Bebside Cricket Ground

Bebside

Bebside CC

Updated:

27 May 2025

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Football

Beal, Football Ground

Beal

Beal United

Updated:

20 May 2025

The ground at Beadnell directly adjacent to the Vicarage in 1951.

Source: Historic England Archive (RAF photography)    raf_540_611_rs_4261 flown 9 October 1951

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Football

Beadnell, Football Ground

Beadnell

Beadnell AFC

Updated:

20 May 2025

The tennis court in 1929, which would later be repurposed as a netball grounds. 

Source: © Historic England. Aerofilms Collection    EPW026654 flown May 1929

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Tennis, Netball

Grandstand Road, Netball Court

Gosforth

Updated:

20 May 2025

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Football

Barrasford Football Ground

Barrasford

Barrasford FC

Updated:

7 May 2025

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Tennis

The Grange Tennis Court, Bardon Mill

Bardon Mill

Updated:

7 May 2025

The links and clubhouse upon opening in 1904. Source: "King and his Navy and Army magazine, 18/02/1905

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Golf

Bamburgh Castle Golf Club

Bamburgh

Bamburgh Castle Golf Club

Updated:

7 May 2025

The course was situated on the top half of this aerial shot from 1947, though there are no identifying features evident. Source: © Historic England. Aerofilms Collection    EAW006089 flown 21 May 1947

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Golf

Redbarns Links, Golf Course

Bamburgh

Updated:

29 Apr 2025

Bamburgh Castle Green in 1947. Source: © Historic England. Aerofilms Collection    EAW006088 flown 21 May 1947

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Cricket, Tennis, Football

Bamburgh Castle Green

Bamburgh

Bamburgh Castle CC, Bamburgh Castle FC, Bamburgh Castle Lawn Tennis Club

Updated:

29 Apr 2025

The Heaton Junction ground in April 2025

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Football

Heaton, Football Ground

Heaton

Newcastle East End (Newcastle United) (1886 - 1892)

Updated:

23 Apr 2025

The bowling green in April 2025

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Bowls

Headlam Green, Bowling Green

Byker

Byker Village Bowling Club

Updated:

23 Apr 2025

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Cricket

Glebe House Cricket Ground, Bamburgh

Bamburgh

Bamburgh CC

Updated:

23 Apr 2025

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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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