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Backwell Golf Club, North Somerset. (1890 - WW1)
A privately owned course that appeared during the 1890s and was owned by the Robinson family who ran a renowned paper manufacturing company in Bristol.
Result of a match against Bristol and Clifton Golf Club played in March 1897.
Clifton Society Thursday 18 March 1897. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Clevedon Mercury Saturday 2 April 1904. Image © Reach plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
Clevedon Mercury Saturday 17 November 1906. Image © Reach plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
Pre-WW1 postcard showing the Jubilee Stone on Backwell Hill.
The Backwell Golf Club disappeared at the time of WW1.
The O.S Map below shows the golf course in the 1900s. The course was still appearing on the O.S. Map in the 1930s.
O.S. Map Revised 1902; © Crown Copyright {year of publication 1904}.