The Devon and Cornwall Wrestling Society was a significant sporting organisation that was founded in 1752, and operated through to the 1870s, primarily centred on London venues. The Society represented the institutionalisation of Westcountry Wrestling traditions within the commercial sporting landscape of Victorian London, offering substantial prize money and establishing formal governance structures that distinguished […]
The following is an shortened and edited exerpt from our upcoming research into the history of Devon Wrestling: ‘Devon Wrestling: Archives of a Combat Sport (1800-1950)’. This study provides a modern reader a detailed understanding of the following factors of the sport: Early Period (1800-1827): Rise of county styles Date Location Participants Prizes Winner Citation […]