What a peculiar scoreboard!
This interesting, probably early 20th century, postcard came from Australia (thus the palm trees) and was marked 'cricket pavilion' on...
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lynnpearson2
- Oct 17
- 1 min
England's 'tin tabernacle' count nears 200!
After months of hunting for iron churches, online and in person, it's time to reveal just how many 'tin tabernacles' and their wooden...
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lynnpearson2
- Jul 19
- 1 min
A Midland Railway mission church
The Midland Railway reached what is now the Derbyshire village of Westhouses in 1861. Further development took several years, but...
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lynnpearson2
- Jun 14
- 1 min
Sydenham Cricket Club
This peculiar pavilion, seen here c1908, stood at the Woolstone Road ground of Sydenham Cricket Club in south London. The club was...
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lynnpearson2
- Apr 7
- 1 min
Tranmere 1888
It is the end of the 1888 cricket season, and here we see Tranmere Cricket Club, winners of the L. & D. A. C. A. challenge cup, with...
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lynnpearson2
- Feb 26
- 1 min
Newton-by-the-Sea
This is the lovely little church of St Mary the Virgin in Northumberland, a tin tabernacle built as a mission room towards the end of the...
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lynnpearson2
- Feb 26
- 1 min
The Portable Building Company
Manchester's Portable Building Company offered a wide range of speedily-erected buildings, including ‘cyclists’ cottages’ designed...
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lynnpearson2
- Feb 26
- 1 min
Corrugated iron pavilions
The increasing popularity of cricket towards the end of the nineteenth century provided a significant sales opportunity for manufacturers...
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