Newcastle, Exhibition Park, model yacht club

HER Number:
17066

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Newcastle, Exhibition Park, model yacht club

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Recreational

Site Type: Broad:
Club

Site Type: Specific:
Yacht Club

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Formed in 1882. Its 1894 boathouse survives in the park, but the club ceased to function in 2007. Weed and silt in the pond prevented sailing. At the 1929 North East Coast Exhibition there was a 'straight running' competition. Powered model boats were set off, one at a time, towards a target, gaining points for accuracy. The introduction of radio control allowed the boats to be navigated around a series of hazards.

Easting:
24590

Northing:
65783

Grid Reference:
NZ2459065783

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 162