Championships Collection

The Tennis Championships at Wimbledon
The Tennis fortnight at Wimbledon is for many the most thrilling period of the summer season. All roads to Wimbledon are literally crowded with tennis enthusiasts moving towards the great concrete

Wrestling championships poster
Poster advertising the National Amateur Wrestling Championships to be held at the Orion Gymnasium, East Bank, Stamford Hill, North London on 20 June 1929

Poster for the world motor boat championships 1938
Poster for the world motor boat championships in Geneva from the 6th-8th August 1938

John McEnroe / Wembley
John McEnroe at the Benson and Hedges Championships at Wembley in 1979

James Braid, Golfer
James Braid. Scottish golfer and course architect, winner of five British Open Championships

Front cover of Tatler featuring Helen Wills Moody
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a photograph of tennis champion Helen Wills Moody and her opponent Mrs L. A. Godfree (Kitty Godfree) just prior to the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships

Public Schools Championships at White City
The junior 100 yards final, showing P. Deane (no. 1) of Ardingly winning the race from H. G. Mackenzie (no. 9), of West Bridgford, in 10.6 seconds. Mackenzie later won the 250 yards in 28.5 seconds

Centre Court, Wimbledon
Overhead view of the famous Centre Court at Wimbledon - the Lawn Tennis Championships being one of the highlights of the summer sporting calendar. Date: 1927

Surfing championships at Newquay, Cornwall
A competitor in the surfing championships at Newquay in Cornwall

Lawn Tennis Championship at Wimbledon 1887
A page of vignettes from the 1887 Wimbledon Championships in London SW19 including the champion H.F. Lawford, E. Renshaw, C.Cole and that years ladies winner taking centre page, Miss Lottie Dod

Lawn tennis at Wimbledon 1877
Lawn tennis at Wimbledon - match for the inaugural Championship held in July 1877. 1877

Pool Championships
An overview of the British Pool Championships, Lyceum, Strand, London. Date: 1984

Slingsby Type 21B Sedbergh at the gliding championships at Great Hucklow, Derbyshire. July 1954. Date: 1954

Lewis at a lawn tennis championships, Victorian period

Cross Country Championships, Doncaster in 1909 Date: 1909

Poster, Allied Forces Sports Council, Berlin, Germany
Poster, Allied Forces Sports Council, Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany, 7-8 September 1946, Armed Forces Track and Field Championships Date: 1946

John De Forest with Golf Trophy
John De Forest (1907-1997), winner of the Open Amateur Golf Championship at Muirfield, with his trophy. Date: 1932

Tennis at Hurlingham
A doubles game being played as part of the Army lawn tennis championships held at Hurlingham. Date: 1931

Helen Jacobs and Daniel Maskell at Wimbledon
American tennis player Helen Hull Jacobs (1908-1997) with English player and coach Daniel Dan Maskell (1908-1992) who later became a celebrated tennis commentator for the BBC. Date: 1931

Ladies Golf Championship
Scenes from the Scottish Ladies Golf Championship held at Gullane. Date: 1931

Wimbledon Exertions
Scenes from the 1931 Wimbledon Tennis Championship. Pictured are Fred Perry (1909-1995), Ian Glen Collins (1903-1975), Helene Nicolopoulos, George Patrick Pat Hughes (1902-1997), I

King George V at Wimbledon
King George V (1865-1936) and Queen Mary (1867-1953) in the Royal Box at Wimbledon. They are accompanied by, amongst others

Bell OH-58A Kiowa 72-21182
United States Army - Bell OH-58A Kiowa 72-21182 (msn 41848), at Castle Ashby for the World Helicopter Championships, on 26 June 1986, with competition number 24'. Date: 1986

Bell OH-58A Kiowa 68-16854
United States Army - Bell OH-58A Kiowa 68-16854 (msn 40168), at Castle Ashby for the World Helicopter Championships, on 26 June 1986. Date: 1986

Bell OH-58A Kiowa 70-15587
United States Army - Bell OH-58A Kiowa 70-15587 (msn 41138), at Castle Ashby for the World Helicopter Championships, on 26 June 1986, with competition number 17'. Date: 1986

Bell OH-58A Kiowa 71-20580
United States Army - Bell OH-58A Kiowa 71-20580 (msn 41441), at Castle Ashby for the World Helicopter Championships, on 26 June 1986, with competition number 23'. Date: 1986

Bell OH-58A Kiowa 72-21097
United States Army - Bell OH-58A Kiowa 72-21097 (msn 41763), at Castle Ashby for the World Helicopter Championships, on 26 June 1986. Date: 1986

Bell OH-58A Kiowa 68-16804
United States Army - Bell OH-58A Kiowa 68-16804 (msn 40118), at Castle Ashby for the World Helicopter Championships, on 26 June 1986, with competition number 18'. Date: 1986

Bell OH-58A Kiowa 69-16125
United States Army - Bell OH-58A Kiowa 69-16125 (MSN 40346), at Castle Ashby for the World Helicopter Championships, on 26 June 1986, with competition number 19, taking first place. Date: 1986

Bell UH-1D iroquois 64-13619
United States Army - Bell UH-1D iroquois 64-13619 (msn 4326), at Castle Ashby for the World Helicopter Championships, on 26 June 1986. Date: 1985

Bell OH-58A Kiowa 72-21390
United States Army - Bell OH-58A Kiowa 72-21390 (msn 42056), at Castle Ashby for the World Helicopter Championships, on 26 June 1986, with competition number 20'. Date: 1986

Aerospatiale SE. 3130 Alouette II 75+38
Heeresflieger - Aerospatiale SE.3130 Alouette II 75+38 (msn 1340), at Castle Ashby for the World Helicopter Championships, on 26 June 1986, with competition number 7'

MBB Bo. 105M
Heeresflieger - MBB Bo.105M, at Cranfield for the World Helicopter Championships.. (Heeresflieger - German Army Aviation). Date: 1986

Mil Mi-2 Yellow 10
Russian Air Force - Mil Mi-2 Yellow 10 (msn 549513115), at Castle Ashby for the World Helicopter Championships, on 26 June 1986. Date: 1986

Dornier-Bell UH-1D 71+57
Luftwaffe - Dornier-Bell UH-1D 71+57 (msn 8217), of Hubschraubertransportgeschwader 64, at Castle Ashby for the 5th World Helicopter Championships, on 26 June 1986, with competition number 22'

Mil Mi-2 Yellow 42
Russian Air Force - Mil Mi-2 Yellow 42 (msn), at Castle Ashby for the 5th World Helicopter Championships, on 26 June 1986, with competition number 2'. Date: 1986

Aerospatiale SE. 3130 Alouette II 75+62
Heeresflieger - Aerospatiale SE.3130 Alouette II 75+62 (msn 1432-C198), at Castle Ashby for the World Helicopter Championships, on 26 June 1986, with competition number 6'

Aerospatiale SE. 3130 Alouette II 75+11
Heeresflieger - Aerospatiale SE.3130 Alouette II 75+11 (msn 1217), at Castle Ashby for the World Helicopter Championships, on 26 June 1986. (Heeresflieger - German Army Aviation). Date: 1986

MBB Bo. 105M 80+18
Heeresflieger - MBB Bo.105M 80+18 (msn 5018), at Castle Ashby for the World Helicopter Championships, on 26 June 1986. (Heeresflieger - German Army Aviation). Date: 1986

Jackie Stewart, Scottish racing driver and team owner
Jackie Stewart (Sir John Young Stewart, b 1939), nicknamed The Flying Scot, Scottish racing driver and team owner. He competed in Formula One racing between 1965 and 1973

The amateur single punting championship of the lower Thames. Date: 1901

The 50 yards Swimming Championships of Scotland. Mrs Jean McDowell of the Warrender Club, Edinburgh receives The McKenzie Cup at the Calder Street Baths, Glasgow. Date: 1930

James Braid walks to the 10th green at the Open Championship
James Braid and other competitors walking up to the tenth green at the Open Championships at Troon. 1923

James Braid in action at the Open Championships
Black and white photo of golfer James Braid in action at the Open Championships, in Henry Cotton on Golf. Date: 20th February 1942

Open Championships at Muirfield - James Braids 3rd Victory
James Braid being presented with the winners medal of The Open Golf Championships at Muirfield. This was James Braids third Open golf win. 1906

The Open Golf Championships at St Andrew s
James Braid playing in the Open Golf Championships at St Andrew s, 1905. He eventually won which would be his second Open success. 1905

Winner and runner-up at the Open Golf Championships
James Braid, the winner and A Herd the runner-up of the Open Golf Championships at St Andrew s. This would be Braids fifth Open success. 1910

The Boy and Girl Golf Championships at Walton Heath
Miss Winifred Sarson and Master Donald Mathieson, competitors in the Boy and Girl Golf Championships at Walton Heath being watched by club professional James Braid. Date: 1921

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