Tyne and Wear HER(16820): Backworth, Backworth Golf Club and Cricket Club - Details
16820
N Tyneside
Backworth, Backworth Golf Club and Cricket Club
Backworth
NZ37SW
Recreational
Club
Golf Club
Modern
C20
Structure
In 1934 Backworth Colliery Miners' Welfare Scheme bought Backworth Hall and its 85 acres for £8,500. In the grounds a golf course was laid out. Miners could play for 6d a week deducted from their wages. Today Backworth Golf Club, Cricket Club and Bowling Club share the hall and grounds. The Bowmen of Backworth (archers) also use the grounds.
3005
7187
NZ30057187
2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 23