Category: Leisure

Leisure in Alexandra Park:
The Ornamental Lake, Skating, and Fishing

by Alexandra Park Research Team | Aug 6, 2020 | History of Alexandra Park Manchester, Leisure, Sport & Leisure History, The Great Outdoors, Winter Sports | 0

Introduction An Ornamental Lake was an integral part of the designs for the new Alexandra Park...

Making Sports Visible: Italian Sports Logos from Milan Archivio di Stato

by Marco Giani | Jul 23, 2020 | Archival Research, Athletics, Cycling, Fencing, Football, General, Leisure, Rowing, Società Italiana di Storia dello Sport [SISS], Sport & Leisure History, Sport & Politics, Swimming, Team Sports, The Great Outdoors, Winter Sports | 0

PLEASE NOTE ~ All images are taken from: Milano, Archivio di Stato di Milano, Prefettura di...

Leisure in Alexandra Park
~ Tennis ~

by Alexandra Park Research Team | Jul 20, 2020 | History of Alexandra Park Manchester, Leisure, Tennis | 0

Introduction Although tennis was absent in the 1870s, it quickly became one of the park’s most...

Leisure in Alexandra Park ~ Bowling and The Bowling Green

by Alexandra Park Research Team | Jul 9, 2020 | History of Alexandra Park Manchester, Leisure | 0

Introduction The Alexandra Park Bowling Green, opened in 1871, was the site of a great deal of...

Barbara Cartland’s Sporting Exploits Revisited

by Rachel Harris-Gardiner | Jul 6, 2020 | Gender and Sport, Leisure, Motoring, The Great Outdoors | 0

Barbara Cartland: queen of the romantic novel with a passion for pink and traditional values, or a...

The Theatres That Transformed Llandudno

by Chloe Elen Rawlingson | Jun 25, 2020 | Archival Research, Leisure, Student Zone, Theatre and the Arts, University of Chester | 0

The development of Llandudno was planned in 1849 on land owned by the Hon. E.M.I Mostyn.1 By 1860...

A Discussion of the Reactions to the Youth Music Sub-Cultures of Liverpool in the 1950s and 1960s.

by Lydia Robinson | Jun 25, 2020 | Leisure, Student Zone, Theatre and the Arts, University of Chester | 0

When we were given the chance to research any area of leisure history, I decided to choose this...

Dancing in 19th and 20th Century Britain

by Olivia Ignatowicz | Jun 25, 2020 | Leisure, Student Zone, Theatre and the Arts, University of Chester | 0

For my recent university project, I had to produce an A3 poster about a specific leisure trend in...

Pedestrian Six-day Races in Scotland 1878-1888

by Derek Martin | May 30, 2020 | Athletics, Gender and Sport, Leisure, Playing Pasts edited Volume 2020, Playing Pasts Publications | 0

Please cite this article as: Martin, D. Pedestrian Six-day Races in Scotland 1878-1888, In Day, D....

‘For Me it’s Like Magic…’
Stories from The Bike Hive

by Alexandra Park Research Team | May 30, 2020 | Cycling, History of Alexandra Park Manchester, Leisure, The Great Outdoors | 0

This article, which follows on from ‘Cyling in Alexandra Park; [click HERE to read] takes...

Proto-modernity and Sport in Britain

by Mike Huggins | May 22, 2020 | Consumerism, General, Leisure, Playing Pasts edited Volume 2020, Playing Pasts Publications, Sport & Leisure History, Sport & Politics | 0

Please cite this article as: Huggins, M. Proto-modernity and Sport in Britain, In Day, D. (ed),...

The Story of the Lido in Alexandra Park

by Alexandra Park Research Team | May 14, 2020 | History of Alexandra Park Manchester, Leisure, Sport & Leisure History, Swimming | 0

When Alexandra Park in Moss Side opened in 1870 in was paid for by Manchester City Council, but...

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Category: Leisure

Leisure in Alexandra Park:The Ornamental Lake, Ska...

Making Sports Visible: Italian Sports Logos from M...

Leisure in Alexandra Park ~ Tennis ~

Leisure in Alexandra Park ~ Bowling and The Bowlin...

Barbara Cartland’s Sporting Exploits Revisited

‘For Me it’s Like Magic…’ ...

Leisure in Alexandra Park:
The Ornamental Lake, Skating, and Fishing

Making Sports Visible: Italian Sports Logos from Milan Archivio di Stato

Leisure in Alexandra Park
~ Tennis ~

Leisure in Alexandra Park ~ Bowling and The Bowling Green

Barbara Cartland’s Sporting Exploits Revisited

The Theatres That Transformed Llandudno

A Discussion of the Reactions to the Youth Music Sub-Cultures of Liverpool in the 1950s and 1960s.

Dancing in 19th and 20th Century Britain

Pedestrian Six-day Races in Scotland 1878-1888

‘For Me it’s Like Magic…’
Stories from The Bike Hive

Proto-modernity and Sport in Britain

The Story of the Lido in Alexandra Park

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