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History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 47 – Scotlanes Llanelli Bowl Town Hall Square Llanelli Carmarthenshire

26/07/2019 Dom 0

By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge   Scotlanes Llanelli Bowl Town Hall Square Llanelli Carmarthenshire This 10-lane centre, the first tenpin bowling centre […]

History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 46 – Universal Bowl Marine Road Morecambe

13/06/2019 Dom 0

By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge   Universal Bowl Marine Road Morecambe The Universal Bowl Morecambe, which was to be the first of […]

History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 45 – Excel Bowl East Laith Gate Doncaster

08/06/2019 Dom 0

By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Excel Bowl East Laith Gate Doncaster The Excel bowl Doncaster opened with some aplomb on Wednesday 5th […]

History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 44 – Fairlanes Bowl Hessle Road Hull

04/06/2019 Dom 0

By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge   Fairlanes Bowl Hessle Road Hull This 24 lane Brunswick equipped centre, the first for Fairlanes in […]

History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 43 – Trans-World Bowling King Harry Street Hemel Hempstead

31/05/2019 Dom 0

By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge   Trans-World Bowling King Harry Street Hemel Hempstead One of the early UK bowling centres to enjoy […]

History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 42 – Top Rank Bowl Lee Circle Leicester

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By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge Top Rank Bowl Lee Circle Leicester The purpose-built Top Rank Bowl in Lee Circle, Leicester opened on […]

History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 40 – Regent Bowl Regent Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk

20/05/2019 Dom 0

  By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge   Regent Bowl Regent Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk The Regent Bowl was opened by a local […]

History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 38 – Fairlanes Savoy Bowl Radford Road Coventry

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By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge   Fairlanes Savoy Bowl Radford Road Coventry The Savoy Cinema was built for, and operated by, the […]

History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 37 – Excel Bowl Viking Precinct Jarrow Co Durham

03/05/2019 Dom 0

By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge   Excel Bowl Viking Precinct Jarrow Co Durham This 20-lane bowl, the second in Excel Bowling’s, chain […]

History of Tenpin Bowling in the UK Part 29 – Wembley Stadium Bowl Empire Way Wembley Middlesex

09/03/2019 Dom 0

By Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association President John Ashbridge   Wembley Stadium Bowl Empire Way Wembley Middlesex The Wembley Stadium bowl was built, adjacent to the […]

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

05/01/2019 Dom 0

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 22 – Top Rank Bowl Brook Street Chester

08/12/2018 Dom 0

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

30/11/2018 Dom 0

  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

24/11/2018 Dom 0

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 18 – Basildon Bowl 129/131 Southernhay Basildon

16/11/2018 Dom 0

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

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 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 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 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 […]

Three more inducted in the the UK Tenpin Hall of Fame in 2018

01/03/2018 Dom 0

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., […]

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