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Cycling, Football
North Road Football Ground
54.993382, -1.540946
Wallsend, North Tyneside
Opened:
19th c
Closed:
20th c
Redeveloped
Condition:
Home Teams/Clubs:
Last Updated:
18 Jul 2022
Wallsend Corinthians, Wallsend FC, Newcastle 'N's
HER Description
NEHL - Built as a 'bicycle ground' in the late 19th century, it featured a clubhouse and a circuit track, as well as a straight track through the middle. George Walker, the famous Victorian Tyneside cyclist, utilised this track.
In the early decades of the 20th century, it was converted into a Football ground. At first, it appears the older buildings for the cycling ground were demolished and replaced by a fairly austere clubhouse on the northern end. This is visible on 1946 aerial imagery as well as the goal posts and smaller buildings on its peripheries. The pitch was worn so was well used.
Various teams used the pitch - Such as Wallsend Corinthians, Wallsend FC and Newcastle N's
![Ordnance Survey](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0a7c7e_75a05b3142334cd295ba4fae5fb1f296~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_983,h_220,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/OS%201921.png)
Ordnance Survey, 1968
!['Sketches of The Coal Mines in Northumberland and Durham' T.H.Hair, published in 1844](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0a7c7e_484d86921df64cccb99634a9cbf4fb55~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_950,h_481,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/'Sketches%20of%20The%20Coal%20Mines%20in%20Northumberland%20and%20Durham'%20T_H_Hair%2C%20published%20in%201844.jpg)
North Rd Football Ground, 1949. Source: Historic England
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!['Sketches of The Coal Mines in Northumberland and Durham' T.H.Hair, published in 1844](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0a7c7e_15cfd54757ee49d896042793a518db27~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_950,h_534,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/'Sketches%20of%20The%20Coal%20Mines%20in%20Northumberland%20and%20Durham'%20T_H_Hair%2C%20published%20in%201844.jpg)
The football ground was at the site of the newer housing development in the centre of this drone shot. Drone shot taken from position of safety.
Historic Environment Records
Durham/Northumberland: Keys to the Past
Tyne and Wear: Sitelines
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