Category Archives: Leamington Club

Who was Perera?

Posted on September 2, 2013 by admin

Much has been written about Harry Gem but of his friend and co-pioneer in lawn tennis not much is known. He was described thus in a newspaper report entitled ‘THE OLD RACQUET CLUB, BATH STREET – A BIT OF BIRMINGHAM … Continue reading →

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From the Birmingham Post 1995

Posted on December 5, 2011 by admin
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Gem & Perera’s first game at Ampton Road, Edgbaston

Posted on June 25, 2011 by admin

It was in 1859 that lawn tennis pioneer Harry Gem and his friend JBA Perera first experimented with a game recognizably the forerunner of the modern game of lawn tennis and which they called Pelota, in homage to Perera’s Spanish … Continue reading →

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Harry Gem’s Obituary – Dec 1881

Posted on February 13, 2011 by admin
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