This is another in the occasional series by Anne Cochrane telling the story of the Victorian…
Athletics
1880: Make or break time at Lowerhouse and a tale of triumph and skulduggery in Sheffield.
Two terrible years had left the club’s finances in a perilous state and the committee had…
1879: Lowerhouse CC Athletics Festival – the Show must go on?
After a dreadful year in 1878, with club finances at rock bottom, in 1879 the committee had to consider whether…
1877: Athletics: More successful than the greatest enthusiast might expect
That was how the Burnley Gazette described the Athletics Festival held at Lowerhouse on 30th June…
1876: Lowerhouse double their Money
Keeping the Club on track, the continuing story of Athletics at Lowerhouse. For many years from…
1900: From Padiham to Paris (via Lowerhouse)
Steve Bunce, on Radio Five Live’s Olympic Breakfast last week, did a piece on the 1900…
Jumping Jack Howard – National Sporting Heritage Day
In 1851, Jack Howard, professional long jumper and sprinter, jumped 24 feet, a distance not beaten…
1874: A most interesting exhibition of athletic skill and power, (and an efficient band.)
The Burnley Advertiser of 6th June 1874 urged its readers not to miss the Lowerhouse CC…
1873 – The Inaugural Athletics Day
Another in our series on Cricket Club Athletic Festivals, telling the story of the very first…
1872 – An Unexpected Warm Up
The third in our occasional series on Cricket Club Athletic Festivals, this tells the story of…
Athletics Festivals: The run-up
Read up on Part 1 here. The second in our occasional series on Cricket Club Athletics…
Athletic Days at Lowerhouse – an Overview
This is the first in an occasional series by Anne Cochrane telling the story of the…
1905: Athletics Festival
We previously posted about the 1890 Athletics Festival. We have now got our hands on the…
1878: The Two Annual Athletics Galas
On the back of our post about 1878 earlier in the week (read more here), Anne…
1878: AGM Booklet
Back on the digitalisation of our archive today we have the AGM booklet from 1878. You…
1890: Lowerhouse Athletics Festival
Todays posting is the programme from the Lowerhouse Athletics Festival held at the club in 1890…