Images relating to the sport of bowls in Hartlepool and the surrounding area.
A group of men play bowls at Ward Jackson Park.
More detail »Following house clearance onthe south side of Olive Street , a dig revealed 4 medieval kilns which had possibly been used for making lime. in the background, Henry Smith School can be seen.
The bowling green behind the wall is still there.
More detail »The row of houses is the south side of Olive Street, now demolished.
More detail »Bowling Green, Hartlepool Headland. It also includes the putting Green and Tennis Courts
More detail »Members of the Brinkburn Bowling Club, presumbaly winners of a Cup, taken sometime around 1937. Second from the left on the back row is my Howard Charles Payne, and standing next to him on his left is Edward George Payne.
More detail »Members of the Burn Valley Bowls Club in 1941, enjoying a game while still wearing their party hats.
More detail »Images of the Ladies of the Burn Valley Ladies Bowls Club in 1941.
More detail »A team photograph of the winners of the Hartlepools Bowling League, Division 2, 1947.
More detail »Members of the Eldon Grove Bowling Club circa 1950. Only two people have been identified - David Watson (back row, fifth from the left), and Norman Smith (white shirt, no jacket, just in front of David Watson).
More detail »Foggy Furze Bowling Club Smoker and presentation of prizes 1967
More detail »Hartlepool Indoor Bowls Club, Mill House, Hartlepool
More detail »1941. Members of the Burn Valley Bowls Club gather round one of the greens sporting a fine array of hats - fancy-dress party perhaps?
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