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Reference Number496.5 BA9360/C15/Box 3/3/1 - 13
Hierarchy Browser Number8001/18/3/3
TitleAlderman Brotherton's Notes about Recreation and Past-times
DescriptionVarious notes and other items collected during the course of Alderman Brotherton's research, comprising:

1 - A brochure produced for the official opening of Worcester Swimming Pool, 1972, containing a programme for the opening ceremony, black and white photographs of the building, and table of fees and opening hours.

2 - 5 - Newspaper clippings (mostly from 1952) and handwritten notes, predominantly maps, of Worcester's Bowling Green.

6 - 11 - A brief typed, annotated history of Worcester's public parks, an agreement between the Dean and Chapter of Worcester and the Corporation of Worcester for the use of the Cathedral churchyard, promenade and lawns as recreation grounds (dated 1920); copy of the Public Works Facilities Act 1930; Memorandum on the Preservation of Existing Playing Field Facilities from the National Fitness Council for England and Wales, 1938; Condition and Rules of the Allocation of Grants Committee of The National Playing Fields Association, undated; annotated schedule of recreation grounds, listing their acreage and description.

12 - 13 - Handwritten notes and letters concerning the history of Alhambra Theatre or Music Hall in Lowesmoor, concerning the history of the building and proprietors, Vesta Tilley, and the redecoration of the Council Chamber.
Date1920-1972
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