Gateshead, North Durham Cricket Ground, gateway

HER Number:
16111

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Gateshead, North Durham Cricket Ground, gateway

Place:
Gateshead

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Unassigned

Site Type: Broad:
Gate

Site Type: Specific:
Gate Pier

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Stone pillars and arched head gateway constructed as part of the 1895 improvement scheme which saw the enlargement and enhancement of the North Durham Cricket Club (later Rugby Ground). The keystone is carved (east) with a mouldboard plough with 'PERSEVERANCE' above and (west) with a ?hound standing above a bunch of grapes or berries. The iconography has not been deciphered.

Easting:
2538

Northing:
6281

Grid Reference:
NZ25386281

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2010, Proposed Gateshed Football Stadium, Archaeological Assessment