Ryhope, Ryhope Engines Museum, Wearside Model Boat Club

HER Number:
17070

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Ryhope, Ryhope Engines Museum, Wearside Model Boat Club

Place:
Ryhope

Map Sheet:

Class:
Recreational

Site Type: Broad:
Club

Site Type: Specific:
Yacht Club

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Formed in 1982. 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:
40427

Northing:
52484

Grid Reference:
NZ4042752484

Lats/Lons:

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