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The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… glass-works in this kingdom, and the sending over Michael Racket, and other Italians, to carry on that manusacture, was …
Old and New London
… was in existence as early as 1780, and was famous for its racket-court. At No. 37, Penton Street, that emperor of …
Survey of London
… old Belvidere with its bun-house and tea-garden, and the racket-ground where City men came for outdoor exercise. The …
A Dictionary of London
… Racket Court - Ramsay's Almshouse Racket Court See Racquet Court. Racquet Court North end of … Without. First mention: Horwood, 1799. Other forms : " Racket Court" (Strype, ed. 1720-55). Raquet Court" (O.S.1875 …
Survey of London
… In 1860 John W. Roberts converted the mill building into a racket court, and in the census of 1861 he described himself … diminished by the formation of a bowling green near the racket court. 13 In 1865 Roberts was succeeded by F. Jones, …