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OVAL, KENNINGTON
OVAL, KENNINGTON
A match in progress at the Oval cricket grounds in Kennington. Built on Duchy of Cornwall land the distinctive oval shape was created c.1789 when a new road was laid out on land held by nurserymen William Malcolm and James & George Mitchelson. In 1790 it was leased to the Mitchelsons as a market garden and later various housing plans were rejected by the Duchy. In 1845 Mr Houghton of Brixton Hill proposed a 'Subscription Cricket Ground' and was accepted as the leasee for the Montpellier Club for 31 years lease at £120 pa. The club playing the first game in March of that year, after 10,000 turves from Tooting Common had been laid by Mr South a greengrocer. The Surrey Club, founded in the Horn Tavern 4 months earlier, initially shared the ground before becoming the leaseholder. This picture shows the pavilion built in 1895-7 by the architect Thomas Muirhead. Photograph from Kelly's Directories, c.1905.
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| Collection: | South London News Cuttings Vols. |
| Image type: | Photograph |
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| Ref: | 02046 |
| Identifier: | LBL/DAS/RL/1/3/1 p98 |
| Date: | c.1905 |
#1901 - 1925 #ARCHITECTURE / BUILDINGS #KENNINGTON #Newspaper Archive #Photograph #RECREATION AND LEISURE #SPORT
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