Comments on: English bowling: the history of the game of bowls https://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/english-bowling-the-history-of-the-game-of-bowls/ Gardenvisit.com Sun, 23 Jan 2011 14:38:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 By: Robert Holden https://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/english-bowling-the-history-of-the-game-of-bowls/#comment-3121 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 14:38:58 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=6103#comment-3121 If you search wikipedia by the noun bowls then there is a reasonable article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowls
Bowling is an American development of skittles and bowls is an English game, with two versions : flat green and crown green. Also check out the circular bowling green in Bishops Castle,

]]> By: Tom Turner https://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/english-bowling-the-history-of-the-game-of-bowls/#comment-3120 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 08:43:12 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=6103#comment-3120 Thank you for the link. They should give someone a franchise to sell patisseries in Cleavers Square on summer afternoons.

]]> By: DAN https://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/english-bowling-the-history-of-the-game-of-bowls/#comment-3119 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 07:34:35 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=6103#comment-3119 Hi Tom, A good place to go to play some French style boules rather than the more formal English lawn bowling is on Cleavers Square in Kennington… There is all that you need there: a large compacted gravel square surrounded by leafy trees providing shade and shelter and a pub in the corner that will lend you a set of boules if you lend them some cash…It will also serve a pint or two too…

The square was not designed for this purpose but on a summer saturday is full of people enjoying a game…

http://www.flickr.com/photos/red5standingby/542202977/in/photostream/

]]> By: Robert Webber https://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/english-bowling-the-history-of-the-game-of-bowls/#comment-3118 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 04:31:29 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=6103#comment-3118 Fascinating!
LOved the history and the fact that it was ok for the clergy!
Agree re design.
Best Wishes
Robert

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