by Andrew Gill | Sep 12, 2021 | Gallery, Sport, The Man on the Clapham Omnibus
Pigeon fanciers (keepers) are growing in number in the UK and the USA. There are over 50,000 of them in Britain, most of whom also race their birds. The Queen is a pigeon fancier with over two hundred birds on the Sandringham Estate which regularly race other... 
by Andrew Gill | Aug 29, 2021 | Gallery, Places, Sport
Pheonix Park has been the home of Irish polo since 1873 and is still is. The sport originated some two thousand years ago in Iran and, in the UK, during the days of Empire, was a training game for Army Cavalry units. Known as the ‘Sport of Kings’, it has... 
by Andrew Gill | Aug 3, 2021 | Gallery, Places, Sport, The Man on the Clapham Omnibus
It’s helpful when Victorian photographers caption their images. Most didn’t, of course, but this one did, so we know that it is North Berwick golf course, on the coast to the east of Edinburgh. The date is probably the 1880s and, by then, the Club had... 
by Andrew Gill | Aug 1, 2021 | Gallery, I didn’t expect that!, NFT Photo-Art, Sport
In Victorian times, some wealthy holiday-makers made regular trips to Switzerland and the more adventurous amongst them climbed mountains. Here we see a young lady crossing a crevasse (which is goodness-knows how deep) on a ladder, with a thin rope and the... 
by Andrew Gill | Jul 28, 2021 | Gallery, Sport, The Man on the Clapham Omnibus
You have to admire the guts and determination of climbers of any generation but Victorians did it without special clothing or equipment. They were amateurs who relied solely on friends, ropes and, of course, a trusty pipe! Many of them must have had serious accidents... 
by Andrew Gill | Jul 21, 2021 | Gallery, I didn’t expect that!, NFT Photo-Art, Sport, The Man on the Clapham Omnibus
The original photograph, on which this photo-art is based, was taken in the 1890s. It’s great to see a woman as the ‘star player’ and the men caddying at this early tournament. Enjoy this photo-art based on an original photograph from our archive. It... 
by Andrew Gill | Jul 18, 2021 | Gallery, NFT Photo-Art, Sport
The original photograph, on which this photo-art is based, was taken in the 1890s. By then, many football teams had huge followings and some individual players were famous. We don’t, though, know who this proud gentleman is. Enjoy this photo-art based on an... 