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A Game of Bowls, Britain, 1903Photograph showing an English gentleman about to deliver his bowl during a game of lawn bowling, 1903. Fellow players and spectators closely watch his technique
David Bryant with PipeDavid Bryant, CBE, bowls legend; a trout-fishing, pipe- smoking man of Somerset who is regarded as the greatest player in the history of the sport
Men playing bowls on a lawnA group of men playing bowls on a lawn
Girls Play Bowls / 1940SFaith Dorn, Alice Talton, Juanita Stark, Lucia Carroll and Jean Ames wearing various sunsuits show a bit of leg on the bowling green
BowlsOld English Sports - Bowls taking place in a medaeval setting. Date: 1908
A Game of Bowls, England, c. 1872Engraving showing a close game of bowls on a bowling lawn somewhere in England, c.1872. Four players appear to be vigorously contesting the result
Bowling green at a holiday camp, Paignton, DevonPeople relaxing on a bowling green at a holiday camp in Paignton, Devon, with chalets in the background. Date: 1950s
Measuring up an end of Bowls, 1903Photograph showing the measuring from a jack during a game of bowls, Britain, 1903
Westminster Abbey C18In the tranquil street before the abbey and St Margarets church, a sedan chair passes, a cripple begs, fruit sellers and a porter ply their trade, a boy bowls his hoop
Drake Plays BowlsDrake, learning that the Spanish Armada has been sighted approaching England, insists on finishing his game of bowls
GIRLS PLAY BOWLS / 1940SFaith Dorn, Alice Talton, Juanita Stark, Lucia Carroll and Jean Ames wait for the final bowl before adding up the score. Date: 1940s
Gentlemen Bowling 1950SOlder gentlemen (and one lady) enjoying a leisurely game of bowls on an English bowling green
Drake Plays Bowls 1588Sir Francis Drake, learning that the Spanish Armada has been sighted near England, insists on finishing his game of bowls at Plymouth
Toilet Services, Real Wedgwood Ware, Plate 50, showing patterned washing bowls, jugs, soap dishes, and a slop pail far too nice to put slops in. Date: circa 1880s
Wandering Uzbek Dervishes from Samarkand. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth
Primrose HillA child bowls her hoop on a winters day on Primrose Hill. Date: 1895
Sanitary ware, Plate 42, showing wash basins, urinals and toilet bowls in a range of styles. Date: circa 1880s
Nigeria, Sokoto - Carving gourds Date: circa 1920s
A Googlie by Lawson WoodA bear batsman looks concerned as a determined monkey bowls a googlie at his batting partner. Date: 1930
Jenny Lind / Punch 1850JENNY LIND Swedish singer she bowls over the audiences of America
Natives with Handmade Wooden Bowls for drinking Kava - YaquoNatives with Handmade Wooden Bowls for drinking Kava/Yaquon, Republic of Fiji. Date: 1900s
New Zealand - Bowling Green at Te Aroha, opened in 1903 Date: circa 1908
Match of Bowls at Crystal Palace, London, 1901Illustration showing a match of bowls at the Crystal Palace in London during June 1901. The players shown are (from left to right) Dr. W.G. Grace (large beard), Mr. John Young (Australia), Mr. J.W
Cruikshank / Bowling AlleyThe bowling alley at Worcester
Sport / Bowls C16A bowling green in Tudor times
Monsanto Textiles - Girl in smart two-piece trouser suitClient: Monsanto Textiles - Girl in smart two-piece trouser suit, holding a ball - shoot date: July 24, 1969 Date: 1969
Japanese people sitting on the floor eating their meal using small bowls and chopsticks. Date: 1864
Rural English Soft Cheesemaker - preparing formed rounds of local cheese. Date: 1900s
Carpet bowlsOne of five glazed earthenware bowls in a set of carpet bowls. Painted with intersecting stripes in various colours on a white ground, thought to date c.1850-1900. Date: 1850-1900
Knaresborough Castle in the 1930s
Playing bowls at Knaresborough Castle in the 1930s
Crown Green Bowls Victorian period
Playing BowlsA WW2 children's story book illustration which shows a number of wartime figures playing bowls, Mr. Penny holds his hand up towards an angry gentleman. Date: circa 1940s
WasherwomenA linoleum cut portraying a group of women conversing and carrying washing bowls on their headsb by the edge of a canal. Date: 1922
Devant Ma FentreAn oil painting of a round table with a white tablecloth, laid neatly with bowls of fruit, cups and saucers and a bottle of wine. A vase of pink roses stands behind, situated by a house window
Royal Doulton Potteries AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement for the Royal Doulton Potteries of Burslem, showcasing some examples of Old Sung Glaze card bowls and figurines. Date: circa 1917
Japan - Earthenware ShopEarthenware Shop, Japan. Date: circa 1920s
Cunard Line, four Booths soup bowls, marked on base. 9 inches. Date: 20th century
Cunard Line - two Elkington plate sugar bowls which appear to have been submerged in water for an unknown period of time. One is marked for Kosher use. 3 inches
Women in short or long dresses emptying bowls, lifting a basket. Date: 1887
A nisfen - a noisy spirit that disturbs Norwegian households unless placated with bowls of milk and so on Date: 1879
Street food vendor portable stall, China, c. 1880sStreet food vendor portable stall, China, c.1880s
Scene from Petroniuss Satyricon. Trimalchio comes to have dinner after a bath, led by a servant. Another servant takes off his shoes, while an old man plays the tibia or aulos
Advert, Wesson Oil for cooking and salads. 1926
Men playing bowls with a jack, 14th centuryMedieval bowling. Three men playing bowls with a jack, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876
Two men playing bowls, 13th centuryMedieval bowling. Two men playing bowls with target cones or marks, 13th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England
Medieval bowling games: Two men playing bowls, 14th century (top), two men playing bowls with target cones or marks, 13th century (middle), and three men playing bowls with a jack
Men playing skittles in a pub garden, late 18th centuryMen playing the game of skittles (quilles) in a pub garden. One man clutches his shin after it has been hit by the bowling ball. From an English caricature of the late 18th century