Hall of Fame Database Revisions #1
It has been one week since we finally released our database and in that time we have included a number of revisions and entries. Thank […]
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RELEASED – UK Tenpin Hall of Fame Database
Here it is at last, The release of the most comprehensive database of historical results ever undertaken. This is a history SAVED We today release […]
Can you name the Greatest EVER UK bowlers?
Who are the greatest ever UK bowlers? That was always going to be a tough question to answer when no records had been saved by […]
History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 25 – Top Rank Bowl Hagley Road West Warley Birmingham
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Top Rank Bowl Hagley Road West Warley Birmingham Located in West Warley, a district to the […]
History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 24 – Fairlanes Bowl Cheney Manor Road Swindon
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Fairlanes Bowl Cheney Manor Road Swindon 26th April 1962: Douglas Fairbanks Junior, chairman of the Fairlanes […]
History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 23 – Fairlanes Bowl Hawthorns West Bromwich
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Fairlanes Bowl Hawthorns West Bromwich Such was the desire to get bowling centres open in the […]
History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 22 – Top Rank Bowl Brook Street Chester
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Top Rank Bowl Brook Street Chester The history of the building which became the Top Rank […]
History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 21 – Excel Pavilion Lanes The Pier Southend-on-Sea
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Excel Pavilion Lanes The Pier Southend-on-Sea The 18 lane AMF equipped Excel Pavilion lanes boasted […]
History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 20 – Top Rank Bowl Kirkstall Road Leeds, Yorkshire
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Top Rank Bowl Kirkstall Road Leeds, Yorkshire The 24 lane Brunswick equipped Top Rank Bowl in […]
History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 19 – New Regal Bowl New Road Grays Essex
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge New Regal Bowl New Road Grays Essex The Regal Cinema in New Road, Grays, Essex, opened […]
History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 18 – Basildon Bowl 129/131 Southernhay Basildon
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Basildon Bowl 129/131 Southernhay Basildon Further bowling development continued when the Trans-World owned centre opened in Basildon […]
History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 17 – Top Rank Bowl Streatham Hill Streatham London
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Top Rank Bowl Streatham Hill Streatham London SW2 The third bowling centre to open in 1962 […]
(STRING) – BTBA National String Records
The UK Tenpin Hall of Fame will be keeping records of some results from String events. These will include National records in sanctioned play and […]
History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 16 – ABC Bowl, Green Lanes, Tuebrook, Liverpool
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge ABC Bowl, Green Lanes, Tuebrook, Liverpool The second centre to open in 1962 was, once again, […]
History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 15 – Ambassador Lanes London Road Ipswich
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Ambassador Lanes London Road Ipswich The first new centre to open in 1962 was also […]
History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 14 – Top Rank Bowl Watling Street Chatham Kent
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Top Rank Bowl Watling Street Chatham Kent The last centre to open in 1961 was a […]
History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 13 – Trans-World Hull Bowl Beverley Road Kingston-upon-Hull
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Trans-World Hull Bowl Beverley Road Kingston-upon-Hull The last but one bowl to be opened in 1961 was […]
History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 12- ABC Bowl Levenshume Manchester
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge ABC Bowl Levenshume Manchester The second bowling centre set up in Manchester was when the ABC Cinema […]
History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 11 – Top Rank Bowl Kingswood Bristol
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Top Rank Bowl Kingswood Bristol The first bowling centre in the west country was opened in the […]
History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 10 – ABC Pavilion Bowl Leytonstone London
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge ABC Pavilion Bowl Leytonstone London The fifth bowling centre to open in the London area was the […]
History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 9 – Top Rank Bowl Cheetham Hill Manchester
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Top Rank Bowl Cheetham Hill Manchester As the interest in tenpin bowling continued the next major UK […]
History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 8 – Top Rank Bowl Denmark Villas adj Hove Station Hove West Sussex
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Top Rank Bowl Denmark Villas adj Hove Station Hove West Sussex The building, built next to Hove […]
History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 7 Top Rank Bowl High Street Southall Middlesex
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Top Rank Bowl High Street Southall Middlesex The third Rank owned cinema to become a tenpin […]
History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 6 Wanstead Playbowl Wanstead High Street London E11
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Wanstead Playbowl Wanstead High Street London E11 The building in which the bowling centre was opened started […]
History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 5 – Pavilion Bowl Wylde Green Birmingham
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Pavilion Bowl Wylde Green Birmingham The first bowling centre to open in Birmingham was in the former […]
History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 4 – Pavilion Bowl Saltcoats and Princess Bowl Dagenham
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Pavilion Bowl Saltcoats Ayrshire The UK bowling development continued in November 1960 when a 6 lane […]
History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 3 – King Alfred Lanes, Hove, West Sussex
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge In the late 1930’s Hove Council decided to build what was to become The King Alfred Leisure […]
History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 2 – Regal Bowl Golders Green London
By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Originally built as an Ice Rink, the building was acquired by County Cinemas in 1932 and opened […]
History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 1 – USAF Bentwaters and Stamford Hill
USAF Bentwaters and Stamford Hill By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge It is interesting to research and record the history of tenpin […]
Three more inducted in the the UK Tenpin Hall of Fame in 2018
Gerry Bugden and Nikki Hamilton (Harvey) are to be inducted into the UK Tenpin Hall of Fame, which is kindly sponsored by Storm Products, Inc., […]