Gosforth, High Gosforth Park, Northumberland Golf Club

HER Number:
16846

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Gosforth, High Gosforth Park, Northumberland Golf Club

Place:
Gosforth

Map Sheet:
NZ27SW

Class:
Recreational

Site Type: Broad:
Sports Site

Site Type: Specific:
Golf Club

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Northumberland Golf Club formed at High Gosforth Park in 1898. The club was first based in a wooden hut on the north side of the straight mile of the racecourse. This was replaced in 1902 by a prefabricated pavilion supplied by Boulton & Paul of Norwich on the south side of the straight. Once trams started running to the west entrance in 1904, a third clubhouse was opened on its present site in 1905. In 1913 the present clubhouse was designed by Dennis Hill of Graham & Hill, in Arts and Crafts style. It cost £5000. Despite alterations, the clubhouse remains one of the best preserved historic sporting structures in Tyne and Wear. 14 of the 18 holes lie within the racecourse, so players have to cross the track four times.

Easting:
2483

Northing:
7074

Grid Reference:
NZ24837074

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 50, 52, 58