UK Centre History – UK Tenpin Hall of Fame

History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 109 – Universal Bowl High Street Crawley

04/03/2022 Dom 0

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. […]

History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 108 – Excel Bowl Tolworth Roundabout Kingston-By-Pass Tolworth Surrey

10/02/2022 Dom 0

By John Ashbridge, Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President The penultimate centre to open in the Excel chain was the 32-lane centre located alongside of the […]

History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 107 – Magnet Bowl The Pithay Bristol

09/02/2022 Dom 0

By John Ashbridge, Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President The second Magnet Bowl to open during 1965 became the fourth in the Magnet estate when is […]

History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 57 – CBC Bowl Birleyvale Frechville Sheffield

01/10/2019 Dom 0

By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge CBC Bowl Birleyvale Frechville Sheffield This 12-lane centre, the first tenpin bowling centre in Sheffield, opened […]

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

05/03/2019 Dom 0

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 17 – Top Rank Bowl Streatham Hill Streatham London

25/10/2018 Dom 0

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 14 – Top Rank Bowl Watling Street Chatham Kent

05/10/2018 Dom 0

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

26/09/2018 Dom 0

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

22/09/2018 Dom 0

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

13/09/2018 Dom 0

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

07/09/2018 Dom 0

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

02/09/2018 Dom 0

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

25/08/2018 Dom 0

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

12/08/2018 Dom 0

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

27/07/2018 Dom 0

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

13/07/2018 Dom 0

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

07/07/2018 Dom 0

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

29/06/2018 Dom 0

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

22/06/2018 Dom 0

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

15/06/2018 Dom 0

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