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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… of artillery', when the mound must have been used as an archery butt. Finds of 18th and 19th-century thimbles, …
Old and New London
… to which it has been carried in this kingdom than that of archery. With our ancestors it had a double purpose to … who used their bow as a military weapon, the practice of archery was much improved, and generally diffused throughout … Notwithstanding the advantages of the practice of archery, it seems to have been neglected, even when the glory …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… bowling greens and many their own tennis courts; college archery butts also existed. 203 Academic studies saw no …
Survey of London
… possessed in 1561 a field behind the site of the priory. Archery was practised here, as Agas's map suggests. 10 In …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… stools 40; also for the public waits, 41 the practice of archery, 42 and the games of tip-cat and football. 43 An … This entry was marked out. There is an essay on Manchester Archery in Lancs. and Ches. Antiq. Soc. xviii, 61. No one …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… of cuckstool, pillory and stocks have likewise ceased. 21 Archery used to be practised on the Spital Moss. 22 For more …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… The south-west portion is agricultural. In 1826 an archery society was established at Worsley. Queen Victoria …
A History of the County of York
… was in 1573 blamed for the scandalous neglect of archery. 62 In 1566 two boys were flogged by the …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… of the town close to the church in 1486. 20 In 1635 the archery butts stood at the eastern entrance to the town in …