Merton Street tennis court is the home of the Oxford University Real Tennis Club. [1] It stands on the north side of Merton Street in central Oxford, England, and forms part of Merton College.[ citation needed]
There has been a tennis court in Oxford since 1450 and one at the Merton Street site since c. 1494, according to one source. [2] Alternatively, according to another source, [3] Oxford has had a court since 1595 and one at this site when it was rebuilt in 1798. [1] The Merton Street court, being early, has somewhat non-standard dimensions, and in particular an unusually flat tambour (a buttress used as part of the court). [ citation needed]
It is the smallest court in England and the second oldest. [4]
See also
References
- ^ a b Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Real Tennis". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. p. 356. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
- ^ "Real Tennis: Tennis and how it gave birth to lawn tennis". The Tennis Bookshop. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "Secret Oxford". BBC. August 2004. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "About". Radley College Tennis Court. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
Bibliography
- Tennis and Oxford by Jeremy Potter; 1st edition of 1994; 152 pp in 8vo and dw.