Jesmond, North Jesmond Avenue, County Tennis Ground

HER Number:
11430

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Jesmond, North Jesmond Avenue, County Tennis Ground

Place:
Jesmond

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Recreational

Site Type: Broad:
Sports Ground

Site Type: Specific:
Cricket Ground

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Shown on OS second (1898), third and fourth (1940) editions as cricket ground. OS fifth edition (1960) shows the site as tennis ground. It is still the Northumberland County Tennis Ground today. It has an interesting high stone wall as its boundary with the road. There are two pavilions of 1930s date. A highly-praised indoor court building was built in the 1990s. There is a landscaped mound between the indoor court and the houses on Bemersyde Drive.

Easting:
2547

Northing:
6690

Grid Reference:
NZ25476690

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Newcastle City Council, 2003, Jesmond Dene Conservation Area Character Statement, p 41; Alan Morgan, 2010, Jesmond from mines to mansions, page 63