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Brintons Golf Club, Spennells, Kidderminster. (1929 - WW2)
The Brintons Company provided recreation grounds for employees at Spennells (130 acres) in 1929. Facilities included tennis, cricket, football, bowls, golf, boating and fishing. A handsome clubhouse was provided with lounges and dressing rooms.
It was reported in February 1930 that the Worcestershire Union of Golf Clubs had received "An application of membership from the Brintons Golf Club, Kidderminster, which was accepted."
In 1935 to the clubs final appearance in 1940 the secretary at Brintons Ltd Golf Club, Spennells, Kidderminster was A H Weavers, “Berwyn”, Lyndholm Road, Kidderminster. The green-keeper was S Marsh. A 9- hole course with a SSS of 69 and a Par of 70. The club had a membership of 30. Visitors’ fees were 1/- a day, weekends and Bank Holidays 2/- a day. The club was licensed and the station at Kidderminster, Great Western Railway, was one mile away.
Result of a match played in May 1933.
Birmingham Daily Gazette Thursday 1 June 1933. Image © Reach plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
Below is the result of a match played at Spennells against Malvern St Andrews in June 1938.
| Brintons Golf Club | Malvern St Andrews Golf Club | ||
| E L Hartwell | 0 | H C Hill (1up) | 1 |
| A M Richardson | 0 | E Blann (2&1) | 1 |
| B Shellis (2&1) | 1 | C Langston | 0 |
| J Edwards (7&5) | 1 | G Moore | 0 |
| F Ward | 0 | G W Lloyd (1up) | 1 |
| W Bowen (6&5) | 1 | W F Reynolds | 0 |
| A H Morris (4&3) | 1 | P Scrivens | 0 |
| P J Harris (4&3) | 1 | W Reynolds | 0 |
| E Hartwell (4&3) | 1 | F Russell | 0 |
| E R Jones (4&3) | 1 | B Woodyate | 0 |
| F West | 0 | W Smith | 1 |
| 7 | 4 |
Matches played in July/August 1939.
Birmingham Daily Post Saturday 5 August 1939. Image © Reach plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
Ordnance Survey Map from the time of WW2 showing Spennells.
O.S. Map Revised 1938; © Crown Copyright {year of publication ca. 1948}.