The Creation of Lawn Tennis Plaque
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The Creation of Lawn Tennis Plaque
Image: © David Hillas Taken: 4 Mar 2017
This plaque is located in front of The Manor House in Avenue Road, CV31 3ND and has the following wording in the top left hand corner: Lawn Tennis was invented in Leamington Spa in 1872 by Major Harry Gem, a Birmingham solicitor and sportsman, who created a game similar to racquets which did not require an expensive indoor court and could be played outside. he first played it with his friend, Augurio Perera, on the lawns of the Manor House Hotel where they formed the Leamington Lawn Tennis Club on the site now occupied by the apartment block you can see to the left of the hotel. Leamington Lawn Tennis and Squash Club is now located on Guys Cliffe Avenue. Unfortunately, the rest of the wording on the plaque was so faint that it couldn't be readable. Incidentally, there are now 66 apartments in The Manor House behind the plaque.
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