Crofthead Handball Club
1894
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A black and white photograph of the Crofthead Handball Club members.
Title:
Crofthead Handball Club
Date of work:
1894
Reference number:
676
Level of description:
Item
Type of materials:
IMG
Source:
Photograph cabinets - Neilston
Access restrictions:
Unrestricted
Use restrictions:
UnrestrictedCopyright: East Renfrewshire Council
General notes:
Handball was a popular sport in Victorian and Edwardian times and the workers at Crofthead Mill had a successful team. Handball was played against a wall which was specially built or against an existing wall such as a gable. Crofthead Mill had its own handball pitch in Neilston and generally encouraged a number of sporting and leisure activities. This picture shows players dressed for the game with some members holding the small leather balls they used. Their shirt sleeves and trousers are held up with elasticated belts. The young members played the game in their bare feet.
Contributors:
Language:
English
Record number:
9260815