Hebburn Sports and Social Club (cricket ground)

HER Number:
16960

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Hebburn Sports and Social Club (cricket ground)

Place:
Hebburn

Map Sheet:
NZ36SW

Class:
Recreational

Site Type: Broad:
Sports Ground

Site Type: Specific:
Cricket Ground

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
The cricket ground was laid out by switchgear manufacturering company Reyrolle in 1928. Employees were charged a few pence a week for use of its facilities. In the late 1940s it was open to the public. In 1982 South Tyneside Council bought the ground and now lease it to Hebburn Sports and Social Club, which includes Hebburn Town FC (HER 16959), cricket, tennis and bowls. Lynn Pearson describes the pavilion as 'rather quirky'.

Easting:
3056

Northing:
6384

Grid Reference:
NZ30566384

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 110