Category: Leisure

Going the Distance
The Story of Rosa Symons

by Mike Fishpool | Jul 12, 2021 | Archival Research, Cycling, Leisure, Women in Sport | 0

The early 1900s saw a number of women setting new British road endurance records aiming to break...

Animals, Humans and Sport in Eighteenth-century England

by Mike Huggins | May 17, 2021 | Archival Research, British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Canine Sport, Equestrian, Leisure, The Great Outdoors | 0

Those of us who write books love positive reviews, but it is often the criticisms that are far...

Industrial Heritage
Part 1:
Cotton Lancashire’s Victorian Swimming Baths

by Keith Myerscough | Apr 8, 2021 | Archival Research, British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Leisure, Sport & Leisure History, Swimming & Diving | 2

The “Penny Scrub” is still evoking notions of civic pride in the industrial heritage of Victorian...

BARTITSU:
The Art of Self-defence
Part 2

by Roy Case | Mar 8, 2021 | General, Indoor Sport, Leisure, Wrestling/Self-defence | 0

Part 1 can be read HERE In 1913, the Liberal government led by Herbert Asquith, 1st Earl...

BARTITSU:
The Art of Self-defence
Part 1

by Roy Case | Mar 1, 2021 | General, Indoor Sport, Leisure, Wrestling/Self-defence | 0

The sixty-three year reign of Queen Victoria [1819-1901] was fast approaching its end, and with it...

Mini-Golf: Seaside Fun or Serious Sport? Part 2

by Roy Case | Feb 1, 2021 | Golf, Leisure, Sport & Leisure History | 0

Missed Part 1 then read it HERE Motivated by his visit to the USA, Fr. Schröder witnessed...

Mini-Golf: Seaside Fun or Serious Sport? Part 1

by Roy Case | Jan 25, 2021 | Golf, Leisure, Sport & Leisure History | 1

Although 1867 was not a particularly historical year, it did mark the conclusion of almost thirty...

#NSM2020 – Geoffrey and Ida’s Secret Romance

by Heather Roberts | Nov 23, 2020 | Archival Research, Leisure, Theatre and the Arts | 0

To read Part 1 of this series of papers please click HERE , for Part 2 Click HERE and for Part 3...

#NSM2020 – Music in wartime

by Heather Roberts | Oct 19, 2020 | Archival Research, Leisure, Theatre and the Arts | 0

To read Part 1 of this series of papers please click HERE and for Part 2 Click HERE The...

#NSM2020 – Early Days & Memorable Names

by Heather Roberts | Sep 21, 2020 | Archival Research, Leisure, Theatre and the Arts | 0

To read Part 1 of this series of papers please click HERE In the second article in the...

“And then we were Boycotted”
New Discoveries about the Birth of Women’s Football in Italy [1933]
Part 7

by Marco Giani | Sep 3, 2020 | Archival Research, Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Leisure, Olympics, Società Italiana di Storia dello Sport [SISS], Sport & Politics, Team Sports, The Great Outdoors, Winter Sports, Women in Sport | 0

The author would like to express thanks to Luigi and Francesco Ferrari for the images (taken from...

#NSM2020 – The Centenary of the Northern School of Music

by Heather Roberts | Aug 24, 2020 | Archival Research, Leisure, Theatre and the Arts | 1

For the Royal Northern College of Music Archives, there was to be one very specific celebration in...

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Category: Leisure

Going the DistanceThe Story of Rosa Symons

Animals, Humans and Sport in Eighteenth-century En...

Industrial HeritagePart 1:Cotton Lancashire’s Vict...

BARTITSU:The Art of Self-defencePart 2

BARTITSU:The Art of Self-defencePart 1

Mini-Golf: Seaside Fun or Serious Sport? Part 2

Going the Distance
The Story of Rosa Symons

Animals, Humans and Sport in Eighteenth-century England

Industrial Heritage
Part 1:
Cotton Lancashire’s Victorian Swimming Baths

BARTITSU:
The Art of Self-defence
Part 2

BARTITSU:
The Art of Self-defence
Part 1

Mini-Golf: Seaside Fun or Serious Sport? Part 2

Mini-Golf: Seaside Fun or Serious Sport? Part 1

#NSM2020 – Geoffrey and Ida’s Secret Romance

#NSM2020 – Music in wartime

#NSM2020 – Early Days & Memorable Names

“And then we were Boycotted”
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