History – UK Tenpin Hall of Fame

History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 116 –Universal Bowl Queens Road Sheffield

11/10/2022 Dom 0

By John Ashbridge, Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President The 30-lane Universal Bowl in Queens Road, Sheffield, the third bowling centre to open in the City […]

History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 115 – Olympia Bowl Town Centre East Kilbride Fife

11/10/2022 Dom 0

By John Ashbridge, Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President The Olympia Bowl, tenpin bowling centre was situated in the Olympia building beneath the Ballroom. It is […]

History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 114 – Coatham Bowling Ltd Newcomen Terrace Redcar Yorkshire

30/04/2022 Dom 0

By John Ashbridge, Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President The Coatham Bowl in Redcar (also known as the Redcar Bowl) was opened by Central & District […]

History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 113 – Dunstable bowl

30/04/2022 Dom 0

By John Ashbridge, Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President The history of this centre, if it actually existed, is sketchy to say the least. It is […]

History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 112 – Top Rank Central Drive Blackpool

18/03/2022 Dom 0

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 […]

History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 111 – Barrow Bowl The Strand Barrow-in Furness Lancashire

11/03/2022 Dom 0

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

09/03/2022 Dom 0

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 105 – Universal Bowl Main Street Rotherham Yorkshire

20/01/2022 Dom 0

By John Ashbridge, Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President The second centre in the Universal Bowling operation was the 24-lane centre in Main Street, Rotherham which […]

History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 94 – Magnet Bowl Queen’s Road Barnsley Yorkshire

29/08/2020 Dom 0

By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge The first of two Magnet centres to be opened in the same month was the 32-lane AMF […]

History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 81 – Fraser Bowl Central Way Glenrothes Fife

27/04/2020 Dom 0

By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge The ten-lane, privately owned, Fraser Bowl opened on 6th August 1964 and was fitted with lanes and […]

History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 71 – Excel Bowl Merrion Centre Leeds

10/02/2020 Dom 0

By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Excel Bowling made history once again when, on 25th March 1964, it opened the 42 lane Merrion […]

History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 61 – Fairlanes Marine Parade New Brighton Wallasey

08/11/2019 Dom 0

By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Fairlanes Marine Parade New Brighton Wallasey The centre, the seventh to be opened in the UK […]

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 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 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 […]