Benton, The Oval, tennis grounds

Tyne and Wear HER(12149): Benton, The Oval, tennis grounds - Details

HER Number:
12149

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Benton, The Oval, tennis grounds

Place:
Benton

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Recreational

Site Type: Broad:
Racket Sports Site

Site Type: Specific:
Tennis Court

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Destroyed Monument

Description:
Two tennis grounds had been laid out in the centre of The Oval by 1916. The land is now allotment gardens.

Easting:
2805

Northing:
6888

Grid Reference:
NZ28056888

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Ordnance Survey Third Edition 1916; North Tyneside Council, 2007, Longbenton and Benton Conservation Areas Character Appraisal