School House XX 1864 #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #ExploreYourArchive

@Frederic 😂

@Frederic it is a very interesting and very useful book. Does your copy have uncut pages? Also register entries for Lee-Warner and Clayton.

@Frederic Thank you, all our copies have uncut pages in different places, so I am interested to know what others are like.

Rackets was first adopted as a school sport at Harrow in 1821 having previously been played in debtors gaols. Rugby School has been playing Rackets since 1861. #HBAHHealthAndFitness

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@avenuefive @AdnanSamiLive Squash does have its origins in Rackets, I think they were both developed at Harrow. @HSchoolArchives?

Article in The Meteor 1996 about Girl's Hockey XI, so far the earliest mentions of a girls Hockey team at the School is in the 1980s. If you know of any earlier dates do let us know. Girls first join…

The Old San #HBAHHealthAndFitness

Bigside 1886 Bigside, Big Side or Big-Side refers to a number of things. We believe this image is of the Holder of the Bigside Bags (Captain of Cross Country). There were three in 1886 so we are unsu…

Between 1877 and 1902 books describing the Big-Side Runs which took place at Rugby School, were published. One of these Runs was The Coton House Run #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchiv…

The James Pavilion was built in memory of H A James (AKA The Bodger) Head Master of Rugby School 1895-1910. #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchive