Tyne and Wear HER(17038): Gosforth, West Avenue, Gosforth Bowling Club - Details
17038
Newcastle
Gosforth, West Avenue, Gosforth Bowling Club
Gosforth
NZ26NE
Recreational
Ball Sports Site
Bowling Club
Early Modern
C19
Structure
The Gosforth Recreation Company was formed in 1897 to create a private members' club for bowls, lawn tennis, croquet, quoits and curling. The scheme cost £2,600. the bowling green opened in may 1902. Gosforth Bowling Club had around 100 members in 2010.
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Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 141