Hendon, Hendon Lane, sports ground

HER Number:
16923

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Hendon, Hendon Lane, sports ground

Place:
Hendon

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

Class:
Recreational

Site Type: Broad:
Recreation Ground

Site Type: Specific:
Sports Ground

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
The first known cricket matches in Sunderland were on Monkwearmouth Shore (1801) and Roker Beach. The first formal cricket ground was laid out in 1831 on Hendon Lane, where Hendon Road now meets White House Road. The town's club became known as Sunderland Cricket Club.

Easting:
4065

Northing:
5648

Grid Reference:
NZ40655648

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, pp 74-75