Object number
T.356
Title
The Bat and Ball Inn, Hambledon
Date
1780 - 1780
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Size
47.5 x 57 cm
Description
Red brick building, viewed from the gable end. Rectangular sign, ‘The Bat and Ball’, on a post.
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Oil on canvas
The Bat and Ball Inn, Hambledon
GF Gale
c.1780
The Bat and Ball Inn was the clubhouse and headquarters of the famous Hambledon Club in Hampshire, the most significant club in England before the formation of the MCC. Situated opposite the cricket field of Broadhalfpenny Down, the pub still stands today.
Gift of GF Gale
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