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Wemyss Bay Tennis Tournament
The Wemyss Bay Tennis Tournament was a men's and women's tennis that featured a series of four tennis events all usually played in August each year at the same venue The tournament/s were all organised by the Inverkip Rovers Lawn Tennis Club, that was staged them annually on the tennis courts at Castle Wemyss, Wemyss Bay, Wemyss Bay, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The events played during the month were Inverkip Rovers LTC Tournament (1882-1886), the Inverkip Rovers Open (1885-1889) the Castle Wemyss Open. (1890-1905) and the Inverkip Rovers Closed Championships (1882-1888). History Castle Wemyss was a large mansion in Wemyss Bay, Scotland. It stood on the southern shore of the Firth of Clyde at Wemyss Point, where the firth turns southwards. In August 1882 the Inverkip Rovers Lawn Tennis club began to organise a series of tennis events staged the event annually on the Castle Wemyss Courts at Castle Wemyss, Wemyss Bay, Renfrewshire, Scotland as part of the Wemyss Bay Tennis T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish LTA Circuit
Tennis Scotland is the official governing body of tennis in Scotland. It was founded as the Scottish Lawn Tennis Association (SLTA) in 1895. In 1977 the Scottish Lawn Tennis Association dropped the word 'Lawn' and became the Scottish Tennis Association (STA). History The Scottish Lawn Tennis Association (SLTA) was founded in 1895, eight years after the Welsh Lawn Tennis Association (f,1887), and seven years after the Lawn Tennis Association (f.1888). In 1977 Scottish Lawn Tennis Association dropped the word 'Lawn' and became the Scottish Tennis Association (STA). The Scottish Tennis Association is currently branded as Tennis Scotland. Governance & Structure Tennis Scotland is governed by a board of directors who review, monitor and support the strategic direction of the Organisation via the Chief Executive. The Board and Chief Executive are responsible for strategy and delivery for Tennis Scotland. Tennis Scotland has an Executive Team which is charged with the day-to-day oper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wemyss Bay
Wemyss Bay (; ) is a town on the coast of the Firth of Clyde in Inverclyde in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is in the traditional county of Renfrewshire. It is adjacent to Skelmorlie, North Ayrshire. The town and villages have always been in separate counties, divided by the Kelly Burn. Wemyss Bay is the port for ferries on the Sea Road to Rothesay on the Isle of Bute. Passengers from the island can connect to Glasgow by trains, which terminate in the town at the remarkable Wemyss Bay railway station, noted for its architectural qualities and regarded as one of Scotland's finest railway buildings. The port is very exposed, so in high winds the ferries must travel up river to Gourock to dock. Topography Etymology The name Kelly comes from Celtic languages, with the meaning of a wood or woodland. Similarly, Kelburn refers to a wooded river. The name Wemyss is derived from the Scottish Gaelic ''uaimh'' which means ''cave''.Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire () ( sco, Renfrewshire; gd, Siorrachd Rinn Friù) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfrewshire, the others being East Renfrewshire to the east and Inverclyde to the west. It also shares borders with Glasgow, North Ayrshire and West Dunbartonshire, and lies on the southern bank of the River Clyde. The term Renfrewshire may also be used to refer to the historic county, also known as the County of Renfrew or Greater Renfrewshire, with origins in the 16th century. The larger Renfrewshire, containing Renfrewshire, Inverclyde and East Renfrewshire, remains in use as a registration county and lieutenancy area as well as a joint valuation board area for electoral registration and local tax valuation purposes. The town of Paisley is the area's main settlement and centre of local government and contains the historic county town, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the northeast and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. It also contains more than 790 islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. Most of the population, including the capital Edinburgh, is concentrated in the Central Belt—the plain between the Scottish Highlands and the Southern Uplands—in the Scottish Lowlands. Scotland is divided into 32 administrative subdivisions or local authorities, known as council areas. Glasgow City is the largest council area in terms of population, with Highland being the largest in terms of area. Limited self-governing power, covering matters such as education, social services and roads and transportation, is devolved from the Scott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle Wemyss
Castle Wemyss was a large mansion in Wemyss Bay, Scotland. It stood on the southern shore of the Firth of Clyde at Wemyss Point, where the firth turns southwards. History It was built around 1850 for Charles Wilsone Brown, a property developer who had plans to develop the land around Wemyss Bay, and who by 1855 had increased the number of villas from four to thirty-six. These villas earned the nickname 'Little Glasgow' because they were let to wealthy Glasgow merchants. Wilsone Brown sold the mansion to Sir John Burns (later Baron Inverclyde) in 1860. Burns commissioned the architect Robert William Billings to remodel the house in the Scottish baronial style Scottish baronial or Scots baronial is an architectural style of 19th century Gothic Revival which revived the forms and ornaments of historical architecture of Scotland in the Late Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period. Reminiscent of Scot ..., expanding the original structure by adding a new floor, new wings and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grass Court
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis, originally known as "lawn tennis", is played. Grass courts are made of grasses in different compositions depending on the tournament. Although grass courts are more traditional than other types of tennis courts, maintenance costs of grass courts are higher than those of hard courts and clay courts. Grass courts (in the absence of suitable covers) must be left for the day if rain appears, as the grass becomes very slippery when wet and will not dry for many hours. This is a disadvantage on outdoor courts compared to using hard and clay surfaces, where play can resume in 30 to 120 minutes after the end of rain. Grass courts are most common in the United Kingdom and Australia, although the Northeastern United States also has some private grass courts. Play style Because grass courts tend to be slippery, the ball often skids and bounces low while retaining most of its speed, rarely rising ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firth Of Clyde
The Firth of Clyde is the mouth of the River Clyde. It is located on the west coast of Scotland and constitutes the deepest coastal waters in the British Isles (it is 164 metres deep at its deepest). The firth is sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by the Kintyre peninsula, which encloses the outer firth in Argyll and Ayrshire. The Kilbrannan Sound is a large arm of the Firth of Clyde, separating the Kintyre Peninsula from the Isle of Arran. Within the Firth of Clyde is another major island – the Isle of Bute. Given its strategic location at the entrance to the middle and upper Clyde, Bute played a vital naval military role during World War II. Geography At its entrance, the firth is about wide. At one area in its upper reaches, it is joined by Loch Long and the Gare Loch. This area includes the large anchorage off of Greenock that is known as the Tail of the Bank. (The “Bank” is a reference to the sandbank and shoal that separates the firth from the estuary of the Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archibald Thomson
Archibald A.Thomson (16 April 1860 – 10 September 1925) was a Scottish tennis player who competed at the Wimbledon Championships 1885 and 1890. He was also known as Lobby Thompson amongst other tennis players of the time, He was a two time finalist at the Scottish Championships in 1885 and 1886. and a semi finalist at the Northern Championships in 1887. He was active from 1880 to 1894 and won 10 career singles titles. Career Archibald A.Thomson was born in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland on 21 July 1856. He attended the University of Edinburgh. He played and won his first tournament at the Dirleton Castle LTC Tournament in 1880. He won his first title at the Bridge of Allan Open in Bridge of Allan in 1884. He competed in the men's singles events at the Wimbledon Championships in 1885 where he lost in the second round to the American player James Dwight. At the 1890 championships he lost the first round to Herbert Lawford. His main career singles title successes came at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Guy Nadin
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Richard Millar Watson
Richard Millar Thomson (19 March 1860 – 1925) was a Scottish tennis player. He won the Scottish Championships in 1894, and was a quarter finalist at the Irish Championships in 1890. He was active from 1882 to 1907 and won 8 career singles titles. Career Thomson was born In Edinburgh, Scotland in 1860. He played his first tournament at the South of Scotland Championships in Moffsat in 1882 where he reached the quarter finals. He won his first title at the West Teviotdale Open in Hawick Hawick ( ; sco, Haaick; gd, Hamhaig) is a town in the Scottish Borders council area and historic county of Roxburghshire in the east Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is south-west of Jedburgh and south-south-east of Selkirk. It is one of ... in 1886. In 1893 at the sixth attempt he reached the challenge round final of the Scottish Championships, but was beaten by defending champion and Englishman Arthur Gore. In 1894 avenged his defeat of the previous years loss when won the Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Augustus Taylor
Howard Taylor may refer to: * Howard Taylor (tennis) (1865–1920), American tennis player * Howard Taylor (cricketer) (1908–1985), English cricketer * Frederick Howard Taylor (1862–1946), often F. Howard Taylor, British author, speaker, and missionary * Howard Taylor (1929–2020), older brother of actress Elizabeth Taylor * Howard Taylor (painter) (1918–2001), Western Australian artist and art teacher * Howard Taylor (sailor), British sailor at the 1900 Olympics * Howard D. Taylor (1878–1944), American politician in the state of Washington * Howard F. Taylor (born 1939), American sociologist * Howard Taylor (engineer) (1940–2016), British structural engineer See also * Howard Tayler (born 1968), creator of the webcomic ''Schlock Mercenary'' * Taylor Howard (1932–2002), American scientist and radio engineer * Geraldine Taylor (1865–1949), often known as Mrs. Howard Taylor, British Protestant Christian missionary to China * * Howard Taylor Ricketts Howard Tayl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Peacocke (Archdeacon Of Kildare)
The Rev. Gerald William Peacocke (25 June 1869 – 5 September 1950) was an Irish religious leader and sportsman who served as Archdeacon of Kildare (1923–1944). He was the son of Joseph Peacocke who had been Archbishop of Dublin. Career Gerald William Peacocke was born on 25 June 1869, in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland. He attended Trinity College, Dublin where he was eventually awarded an Master of Arts in theology studies. He took holy orders, he was appointed curate of Holywood, County Down. In 1900 he was appointed Rector of Dundela Church in east Belfast. In 1913 then appointed Rector of Geashill St Mary, in the Diocese of Meath and Kildare. In 1923 he was appointed Archdeacon of Kildare a position he held for twenty years. He died on 5 September 1950, in Ireland, at the age of 81. Sportsman Peacocke was also a notable amateur lawn tennis player who competed at tournaments throughout Great Britain and Ireland. He was an All-Comers finalist at the Scottish Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
