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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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Ice Skating

Whitley Bay Ice Rink

Whitley Bay

Whitley Warriors, Whitley Wasps, Whitley Bees, Newcastle Vipers, Whitley Bay Ice Skating Club

Updated:

20 Nov 2024

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Swimming

Waves Swimming Pool

Whitley Bay

Updated:

20 Nov 2024

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Football

Hillheads Park

Whitley Bay

Monkseaton FC, Whitley Bay FC

Updated:

20 Nov 2024

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Rugby

Rockcliffe Recreation Ground

Whitley Bay

Rockcliff RFC

Updated:

20 Nov 2024

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Rugby, Speedway

Lovaine Avenue, Rugby Ground

Whitley Bay

Rockcliff RFC

Updated:

20 Nov 2024

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Cricket

West Park

Whitley Bay

Whitley Bay Cricket Club

Updated:

20 Nov 2024

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Cricket, Football

Glebe Field

Whickham

Whickham Cricket Club, Axwell Park Colliery Welfare Team (1944), Whickham FC

Updated:

20 Nov 2024

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Tennis

Dean Road Tennis Ground

South Shields

Updated:

20 Nov 2024

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Cricket, Rugby

Grosvenor Road, Cricket Ground

South Shields

South Shields Cricket Club, Westoe RFC

Updated:

20 Nov 2024

A group of women playing lawn tennis at Westerhope. Tennis was very much embraced by women at this time. Source: West Newcastle Picture History Collection via Played in Tyne & Wear by Lynn Pearson

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Tennis

Highfield Road Tennis Ground

Westerhope

Updated:

20 Nov 2024

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Swimming

Newburn Pool

West Denton

Arthurs Hill Club, Newburn Amateur Swimming Club

Updated:

20 Nov 2024

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Golf

Pelaw Golf Course

Wardley

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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