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Club History |
The club
was founded in 1907 and originally called the 'Mead Lawn Tennis
Club'. Initially consisting of two grass courts (facing East/West)
and a croquet Lawn below the courts later to become a nine-hole
pitch and putt, situated in the gardens of the nine houses of Brigstocke
Terrace.
Records of matches against Southampton, Southsea and Ventnor date
back to 1907. |
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View from
Brigstock
Terrace
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The grounds had other
uses apart from Tennis and Croquet and in 1908 the Mayor of Ryde's
Garden party was held.
The Mead Lawn Tennis Club was kept going through the 1st World War
by 6 families. After the end of the war, successful junior tournaments
were held each year in August from 1919 until the outbreak of the
2nd World War in 1939. |
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Mayors garden
Party
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Winners of the Mead junior
tournament, who became Wimbledon and International players included
Mr Geoffrey Paish, and Miss Peggy Scriven. |
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Team at Tea
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Following the death
of Mr Brigstocke in 1956, his estate was divided up and sold (his
two sons had pre-deceased him during the war) and there were no
direct heirs.
1959 saw the granting of a 15-year lease, and a 10-year loan, by
members wishing to invest money into the club, which enabled the
Mead to apply to the Lawn Tennis association, to convert 3 of the
then 5 grass courts into hard courts. |
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Team all at sea!
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Following the repayment
of the loan, it was suggested that the remaining 2 grass courts
be converted into hard courts and the landlord granted a further
10-year lease. The cost at that time of converting each court from
grass to hard courts was £450.
In the early 1960's the
committee decided to change the name from the Mead Lawn Tennis Club
to Ryde Mead Lawn Tennis Club. |
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