Herrington Country Park, model boat club

HER Number:
17072

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Herrington Country Park, model boat club

Place:
Herrington

Map Sheet:

Class:
Recreational

Site Type: Broad:
Club

Site Type: Specific:
Yacht Club

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C21

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Formed in 2008. The lake was created from an open cast mine. The vast majority of model boat clubs date from the introduction of cheap and efficient radio control kits from the 1970s, and the wider availability of kit-form or ready-made boats.

Easting:
33853

Northing:
53846

Grid Reference:
NZ3385353846

Lats/Lons:

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