Basic Site Details
| Name: | Roker Park football ground |
| Town, district or village: | Sunderland |
| City or county: | County Durham |
| Country: | England |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Cost of new Main Stand (1929): £25,000. Housing estate now on site, with Midfield Drive running through its centre. |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
 | 1913 | New Roker End terrace | ||
| 1929 | New Main Stand | ||
| 1936 | Clock Stand | ||
| 1952 | Covering of Fulwell End | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Archibald ('Archie') Leitch | A | 1913 | Probably responsible for new Roker End terrace | ||
| Archibald ('Archie') Leitch | B | 1929 | New Main Stand | ||
| Archibald Kent Leitch (or Archie Leitch (junior)) | B | 1929 | New Main Stand | ||
| Archibald Leitch & Partners | B | 1929 | New Main Stand | ||
| Archibald ('Archie') Leitch | C | 1936 | Clock Stand | ||
| Archibald Kent Leitch (or Archie Leitch (junior)) | C | 1936 | Clock Stand | ||
| Archibald Leitch & Partners | C | 1936 | Clock Stand | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Sunderland Football Club | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Inglis, Simon | 2005 | Engineering Archie: Archibald Leitch - football ground designer | London: English Heritage | pp124-7 | |