Looking across the cricket pitch towards the grandstand at The Glebe, Whickham
- Date:
- 24 Jul 2010
- Location:
- The Glebe, Rose Avenue, Whickham, Gateshead
- Reference:
- PLA01/05/0020
- Type:
- Photograph (Digital)
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Description
The sports ground was opened at the Glebe in 1860. It is believed to be the oldest sports ground in Tyne and Wear, along with St John's Green in North Shields. Whickham Cricket Club (founded 1860) has occupied the ground since its opening, and later shared the ground with the Watergate Colliery and Axwell Park Colliery football teams. The Axwell Park team had been formed in 1944 as Whickham Football Club, a name to which it later reverted.
Content
This is part of the Series: PLA01/05 Played in Tyne and Wear; within the Collection: PLA01 Played in Britain Collection
Rights
© Historic England Archive
People & Organisations
Photographer: Inglis, Simon
Keywords
Victorian Grandstand, Cricket Pitch, Leisure And Recreation
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