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Originally Posted by MargaretR
I was born on Hornby St in 1942 and lived there until 1961.
It was a tennis court for all of that time - I played tennis a lot in my teens.
This is the first time I have ever heard that it was originally anything else.
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Since you were exactly the same age as my dad, and were also neighbours, I was going to confirm the same thing, that it was definitely a tennis court in the fifties.
I think we have a photograph of my dad, his cousin Dr. Alfred Aspinall, and Tony Perkins sat with their raquets at the courts. I'd guess it would be around 1957.
My mum went to see Mrs Groves last week. Ninety four and sharp as a pin. She's lived in the vicinity of the park all her life, so I'll find out if she knows when they were built.