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Caption For Kettering, Bowling Green C1965

Once there had been a bowling green near the town centre, commemorated by Bowling Green Road.

Caption For Kettering, Bowling Green C1965

Once there had been a bowling green near the town centre, commemorated by Bowling Green Road.

Caption For Shoreham By Sea, 1890

The Bowling Green 1906 The grass of this bowling green seems remarkably long compared with modern ones.

Caption For Barry, Romilly Park 1910

At 6.00pm on August Bank Holiday Monday 1908, Romilly Park Bowling Club's green opened for play.

Caption For Swindon, Open Air Theatre, Town Gardens 1948

The Concert Bowl Open-Air Theatre The Art Deco Concert Bowl is situated in a valley that was the former main quarry area.

Caption For Cleveleys, Jubilee Gardens C1950

It featured a paddling pool, tennis courts, a pitch and putt course and a bowling green, where Lord Stanley bowled the first wood.

Caption For Holland On Sea, The Bowling Green C1955

This bowling green is close to the sea.

Caption For Bredenbury, Court, Arts And Crafts Exhibition C1960

Notice the wooden flooring – when the house was still privately-owned this room was built as a bowling alley and the floor was specially laid as the bowling lane.

Caption For Fairhaven, The Bowling Green C1955

Bowls has long been a popular game in Lancashire, and there is considerable rivalry between the many clubs of its towns, villages and pubs.

Caption For Bredenbury, Court, Arts And Crafts Exhibition C1960

Notice the wooden flooring – when the house was still privately-owned this room was built as a bowling alley and the floor was specially laid as the bowling lane.

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Caption For Hirwaun, C1955

From the elevated position of the bowling green there is a panoramic view overlooking Hirwaun, encompassing rural scenery and industry.

Caption For Wallingford, Bowling On The Lawn At Castle Priory C1955

A measure is being used to decide which of the bowls lies nearest to the jack.

Caption For Lytham, Ashton Gardens Bowling Green 1921

The bowling green was an instant success.

Caption For Mundesley, The Ship Hotel C1955

Among the facilities offered by the hotel were a quoits bed and bowling green.

Caption For Alton, Bowling Green C1955

In 1949, the question of having a bowling green in the Public Gardens was raised with the Urban District Council, but it felt that it was not the right moment.

Caption For Stevenage, The Green C1955

Looking across the bowling green, we can see the Publix Cinema.

Caption For Almondsbury, Bowl Inn C1955

The Bowl Inn, when Georges' Beers was still a family run brewery.

Caption For Sandy, St Swithin's Church 1925

The earliest mention of a church in Sandy is in the institution rolls of Bishop Hugh of Wells (c1214), and the font bowl in the south aisle is thought to date from Saxon times.

Caption For Plymouth, The Lido And Walks 1934

Below Plymouth Hoe, where legend tells us that Sir Francis Drake played that famous game of bowls, is a promenade for strolling or lounging on deckchairs.

Caption For Plymouth, Esplanade And Hoe 1889

One hundred feet above sea level, and with commanding views of the Sound and the English Channel, the Hoe is where Sir Francis Drake is reputed to have played his famous game of bowls while waiting for