Ludlow at Leisure: A Country Town at Play 1800-1950

By Beatttie and Derek Beattie

The people of Ludlow knew how to entertain themselves in the days before television, central heating and squashy sofas. They organised: tugs of war over the Teme. dance bands, rowdy Guy Fawkes parades, maypole dancing, circus parades, skating on the river, foxhunting, pub singsongs, skittles, ringboard, darts and tippets, bicycle outings, Boys' Brigade, horticultural shows, pigeon racing, boating, Whitcliffe bowls club, Christian brotherhoods, nude swimming on the town waters, fishing, Ludlow's regatta, ... and more! Book jacket.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1913159213
• ISBN13: 9781913159214
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Merlin Unwin Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.6"