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Basford Golf Club, North Staffs. (1890/1900s)

Result of a match against Leek played in November 1895.

 

Basford Golf Club, Stoke-on-Trent. Match against Leek in November 1895.

Golf Friday 29 November 1895. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

 

Competition played in April 1897.

 

Basford Golf Club, Stoke-on-Trent. Competition result from April 1897.

Golf Friday 9 April 1897. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

 

Reference for this club is taken from the “Golfers’ Guide” issued by The Great Northern Railway Company in 1912. It states “Basford (North Staffs) The Basford Golf Club’s nine hole course runs over Basford, with trees, hurdles and rough grass forming the chief hazards. It is situated about ¾ mile from Etruria Station”

 

Basford Golf Club, Stoke-on-Trent. Report on the course from July 1912.

Staffordshire Sentinel Friday 12 July 1912. Image © Reach plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.