1. Introduction
2. The geography of bowls in Britain
3. What is a bowling green?
4. Medieval history / pre 1500
5. Tudor - Stuart / 16th – 17th centuries
6. Georgian / 18th century
7. Victorian / 19th century
8. Modern / 20th century
9. Indoor bowls
10. Equipment
11. Greens and maintenance
12. Rules
13. Conclusions
Author and independent writing and editing professional.
... this lavishly illustrated text, describes the development of
the game in all its forms, in tandem with detailing the histories
of many of its clubs and their playing arenas. This is by no means
an easy task and the author is to be commended not only for the
detail embedded within the narrative but also for the structure of
the text, which takes the reader through the background of the
sport and its associated organisations and spaces in a logical and
easy to follow order.
... a publication that adds considerably to the literature on the
creation of playing spaces for sport and one that highlights the
ongoing importance of bowls as an activity for all classes and
ages.
... Readers of any persuasion, particularly those with interest in
sports and leisure history or social history, will surely find
something to stimulate and inform them within this engaging and
well-written text.
*Landscape History, Volume 37, Issue 2, 2016*
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