A history through pictures
1929 - Tabernacle Tennis Club (the venue for this was Bryntirion Hall)
1933 - Esclusham Bowling Club Green was opened
1933 - Press Cutting of the Charity Match between the Transport Reds and Wrexham Barracks to raise money for the building of the green
1933 - First bowl on the Green by Duncan Robertson (Bersham Colliery Manager). Note Pleasant Terrace, (background, left) long since demolished
1933 - Players and local dignatories on opening day. Note Tithe Barn/Stables (background, centre), Old Vicarage (background, right of centre) and the old bowling pavilion all long since gone
1940’s - Bowlers pictured in front of the “Stables”/ Tithe Barn
Late 1970’s - An unobstructed view from the Bowling Green to Esclusham Mountain. The trees planted on the A483 and the old railway line now obscure the view of the mountain
Sporting Teams
Rhostyllen has produced many a fine sportsman or should I say sports person! Below is just a small collection and I know there must be more. So if anyone has any such photographs then please let me know and I will include them.
1970’s - Rhostyllen Snooker Team
Ronnie Edwards, Nigel Harper, Lawson Pritchard, John Edwards, ?
For more photographs of Esclusham Bowling Club teams 1933 to present then please click this link Photos
1974 Black Lion Darts Team
Bersham Legion Bowls Team
1924/25 Bersham Cricket Club First XI
Back row: C.Williams, T. Trenfield, W. R. Cross, J.W. Davies, J.E. Griffiths, G.O. Price, J. Rogers,
Middle row: A. Griffiths, E. Swainson (Capt), J. R. Williams Esq D.C, A.E. Evans Esq. D.L., J.P (President), S. Thornton (Vice Captain), J. Jones,
Seated: G. Rhydwen, J. Edwards (Hon. Sec), Rev. W. A. Jones, H. E. Jones
Bersham Cricket Club (date unknown)
1950’s - Bersham Cricket Club
Back row, left to right: R.Jenkins, H.Roscoe, C.Haynes, D.Jones, M.Jones, E.Hughes,N.Griffiths, L.Hughes, E.Edwards, G.Baker, R.Puleston.
Front row, left to right: Dai Hughes, J.Matthews, W.Evans, W.Davies, G.Corfield, T.Mitchell?
Back row: Gwilym Pritchard George Hughes(mica) Les Faircloth (Landlord)
Middle row: M. Steen Bill Jones (Dobbins) Hayden Williams ? Jones
Bottom row: Wilfred Pritchard Billy Bates Glyn Weir.
Photograph kindly supplied by Lawson Pritchard
1960’s - Top Pub Darts Team
1966 - Black Lion Darts Team
1986/87 - Top Pub Darts Team
“Top left to right: Nelly Evans, Julie Dawn, Barbara Saunderson, Fiona Edwards, my mum Sylvia Jones.
Middle row from left, Gwyneth Morris ,my Nana Esther Jones ,Myra Jones, Julie Jones, Violet, Brian the land lord.
Front row from left Maria the land lady ,Lynn Edwards, Linda. The other man in the photo is also Brian Hughes?”
Vic Jones