Wallsend, Kings Road North, Barking Dog Club

HER Number:
17499

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Wallsend, Kings Road North, Barking Dog Club

Place:
Wallsend

Map Sheet:
NZ36NW

Class:
Recreational

Site Type: Broad:
Club

Site Type: Specific:
Social Club

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Opened early 1960s. Originally the Barking Dog Working Men's Club. Situated on the sports field where whipper racing was held. The name has caused confusion as whippers rarely bark.

Easting:
3006

Northing:
6812

Grid Reference:
NZ30066812

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Boundey, S. 2010, Wallsend Pubs and Clubs, p21