The History of Wandsworth Common
1920 | 1922
WANDSWORTH COMMON
IN THE NEWS
1921
West London Observer — 1 April 1921
Clearing the Farm Extension: Auction of corrugated iron huts, water towers etc, 3rd London General Hospital
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Pall Mall Gazette - Thursday 12 May 1921
DANCING IN THE PARKS
SUMMER FACILITIES GRANTED BY L.C.C.
The London County Council arranged to provide facilities for dancing during the summer months at the following places on the days mentioned/
Wednesdays - Battersea Park, Brockwell Park. Clapham Common, and Wandsworth Common.
Thursdays - Blackheath, Cliesold Park, Finsbury Park, Hackney Downs, Hilly Fields, Parliament Hill, Peckham Rye, Rarenscourt Park, Southwark Park, Victoria Park, and Wormwood'Scrubs.
Saturday - Clapham Common, Clissold Park, Finsbury Park, Parliament Hill, Ravenscourt Park, Southwark
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The Sphere - Saturday 20 August 1921
"The growth of tennis has been steady and continuous for some years, but this season it has developed at an amazing pace; in London now there are hundreds of public courts, in addition to those belonging to various clubs.
"At these public courts, on payment of a small charge, one may indulge in a hearty game, on well-kept lawns, for as long as the light lasts. This latest public amusement is, needless to say, being very well patronised by tennis devotees."
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The SPREAD of TENNIS.
The Growth of a Great Summer Game
The Activities of London's Public Courts
Special Sphere Pictures
[Photo] The Popularity of Tennis — Lining Up to Secure a Court
The tennis courts in the London parks and elsewhere are now being so well patronised that it is no uncommon sight to see numbers of players in a queue waiting to secure a game.
This picture illustrates what has been a frequent spectacle in all London parks where tennis has been played during the present summer
[Photo] A Game on the Tennis Courts at Barnes Common
[Photo] Another View of the Public Tennis Courts at Barnes
In the south-western suburbs of London the game has always had very ardent supporters, and on fine summer evenings the public courts at Barnes are very full and this despite the number of private clubs in the vicinity. It may be of interest to mention here that the charge in certain districts is 4s. an hour for each court.
[Photo] A Game in Progress at the Harpenden Lawn Tennis Club
[Photo] A Tournament Game in Progress at the Harpenden Club
Two pictures taken at Harpenden, where there are excellent tennis and crcquet courts for the benefit of the local residents. There are twelve grass courts here, each in its own enclosure and surrounded by high netting. The Harpenden club is one of many such surrounding London on its outer fringes
[Photo] The Public Tennis Courts on Wandsworth Common
[Photo] The Well-Kept Grass Courts in Peckham Rye ParK
The growth of tennis has been steady and continuous for some years, but this season it has developed at an amazing pace; in London now there are hundreds of public courts, in addition to those belonging to various clubs.
At these public courts, on payment of a small charge, one may indulge in a hearty game, on well-kept lawns, for as long as the light lasts. This latest public amusement is, needless to say, being very well patronised by tennis devotees.
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