Longbenton, The Drive, Sutherland Park

HER Number:
16933

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Longbenton, The Drive, Sutherland Park

Place:
Longbenton

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Recreational

Site Type: Broad:
Recreation Ground

Site Type: Specific:
Sports Ground

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
This is the ground of the Novocastrians Rugby Football Club (the 'Novos'). The inter war pavilion has an Italianate style. It was designed by Marshall & Tweedy and built between 1927 and 1928. The ground was laid out in 1898 by Newcastle Royal Grammar School. It is named after the school's benefactor Sir Arthur Munro Sutherland.

Easting:
2676

Northing:
6791

Grid Reference:
NZ26766791

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 101