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St. Andrew's Rovers FC
St. Andrew's Rovers FC was a 19th-century rugby football club. It was formed by people of Scottish people, Scottish origin living in London, and is notable for being both one of the earliest football clubs (of any code) and also for its part in the formation of London Scottish FC. History St. Andrew's Rovers was established in 1869 with about forty members. It fielded two teams of twenty a side for rugby matches. The derivation of the club's name comes from the town of St Andrews, Scotland. According to the St Andrews Gazette and the St Andrews Citizen the club was formed in 1870 by former members of St Andrews University RFC and Madras College RFC working in London.Harry Smith, ''Golf Isn't The Only Game You Know - The Story of Madras College FP RFC'', p6 The fact that the club changed at the "Edinborough Castle" public house and Nunhead Lane may be indicative of the fact the men who founded the club used that particular establishment and therefore the association with St Andrew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peckham Rye
Peckham Rye is an open space and road in the London Borough of Southwark in London, England. The roughly triangular open space lies to the south of Peckham town centre. It is managed by Southwark Council and consists of two contiguous areas, with Peckham Rye Common to the north and Peckham Rye Park to the south.Southwark Council Peckham Rye Park and Common The road ''Peckham Rye'' forms the western and eastern perimeter of the open space. Peckham Rye is also a ward of the London Borough of Southwark, forming part of the Camberwell and Peckham constituency. Location Peckham Rye railway station on Rye Lane is a short distance north of the open space in Peckham. To the east is Nunhead, to the south is Honor Oak and to the west is East Dulwich. Barry Road connects the Rye with Dulwich Library while Friern Road is named after an old friary. History It was on the Rye in the 1760s that the artist William Blake claimed to have seen visions. According to Blake's biographer Alexander G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
