UK Centre History – Page 4 – UK Tenpin Hall of Fame

History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 28 – Top Rank Bowl King Street Oldham

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By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Top Rank Bowl King Street Oldham A large live theatre located on the corner of King […]

History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 27 – Ambassador Bowl Westgate The High Harlow Essex

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By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Ambassador Bowl Westgate The High Harlow Essex The 24 lane AMF equipped purpose-built bowling centre opened […]

History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 26 – Ambassador Lanes Danestrete Stevenage

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By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Ambassador Lanes Danestrete Stevenage This centre was officially opened on 15th September 1962 by Dr. Charles […]

History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 25 – Top Rank Bowl Hagley Road West Warley Birmingham

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Top Rank Bowl Streatham Hill Streatham London SW2 The third bowling centre to open in 1962 […]

History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 16 – ABC Bowl, Green Lanes, Tuebrook, Liverpool

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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USAF Bentwaters and Stamford Hill By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge It is interesting to research and record the history of tenpin […]