History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 112 – Top Rank Central Drive Blackpool
By John Ashbridge, Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President The last but one bowling centre, as part of the Top Rank estate to open, was the […]
Month: March 2022
History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 111 – Barrow Bowl The Strand Barrow-in Furness Lancashire
By John Ashbridge, Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President The 10-lane AMF equipped Barrow Bowl opened on 29th September 1965 by Barrow Mayor Tommy Taylor. The […]
History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 110 – Excel Piccadilly Bowl Shaftesbury Avenue London W1
By John Ashbridge, Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President The final centre in the Excel chain to open was the Piccadilly Bowl in London’s Shaftesbury Avenue […]
History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 109 – Universal Bowl High Street Crawley
By John Ashbridge, Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President The 24-lane AMF equipped bowl, the fourth centre in the Universal chain opened on 23rd June 1965. […]