Rushden Research Group: Higham Ferrers

Photographs from Moyra Simmons collection presented by Karon Watson

Ferrers Tennis Club

Tennis Team at Groome's Private Courts late 1930's
This was taken before Higham Ferrers had their own courts.
Groome's had one grass and one hard court , which ran parellel with
Kimbolton Road, they were at the back of Groome's house which stood on
the corner of Lancaster Street and York Road. (Photograph by A J George)

Back row: Bernard Simmons, H Bunker, Freddie Web, Bert Asher and Eric Newall.
Third row: Don Bates, Ted Jennings, Don Cowper, J Bunker, Olive Simmons,
Harold Newall, Cliff Brown, Percy Pack, H Anderson, R Britten and S Twelvetree.
Sitting: Amy Knight, M Lambert, E Middleton, Nancy Seckington, Gwen Hector,
W Webb, Millie Groome, Enid Cooper, L Newall, V Tebbutt, Frances Jennings.
On ground: Winnie Pack, Ivy Anderson, Doris Newall, Dinah Hector.

Tennis Team at Town's Courts c.1950
This was taken in the Recreation Grounds off Wharf Road

Back row: Bernard Simmons, Rev. Utley, Jack Franklin.
Front row: Kay Miller, Amy Knight, Jeannette Franklin

Team at Cave's Tennis Court (Rushden) around the 1950's

Back row : Margaret Goosey, Jeanette Franklin, Joan Wilbur, Kathleen Drury.
Front row: Malcolm Boyd, Jock Wilbur, Ivie Wilbur, Bernard Simmons.

Opening of the New Tennis Courts
The club's Tennis Courts opened next to the Town Courts in the Recreation Ground in Wharf Road, 1950 or 1951.

Left to right: Harold Newall, 4 unknown lady county players, Nancy Seckington,
Mayor and Mayoress Mr. and Mrs. J.W.Barker and Doris Newall.

Ferrers Tennis - Members of the Junior Club c.1951

Back row: Roger Boyd.
Middle row: Felicity Reilly, Heather Parker, Moyra Simmons.
Front row: Trevor Knight

Men at Work

Members who helped to build the Pavillion - around 1950
Left to right: Bernard Simmons, Frank Drury, John Tingle, Gordon Perkins.

History of the Club

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