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Merton Street tennis court

Merton Street tennis court

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Merton Street tennis court is the home of the Oxford University Real Tennis Club.[1] It stands on the north side of Merton Street in central Oxford, England, and forms part of Merton College.[citation needed]

Merton Street tennis court.

There has been a tennis court in Oxford since 1450 and one at the Merton Street site since c. 1494, according to one source.[2] Alternatively, according to another source,[3] Oxford has had a court since 1595 and one at this site when it was rebuilt in 1798.[1] The Merton Street court, being early, has somewhat non-standard dimensions, and in particular an unusually flat tambour (a buttress used as part of the court). [citation needed]

It is the smallest court in England and the second oldest.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Real Tennis". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. p. 356. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
  2. [2]
    "Real Tennis: Tennis and how it gave birth to lawn tennis". The Tennis Bookshop. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Secret Oxford". BBC. August 2004. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  4. [4]
    "About". Radley College Tennis Court. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

Bibliography

  • Tennis and Oxford by Jeremy Potter; 1st edition of 1994; 152 pp in 8vo and dw.

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