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A Poster from a Wrestling event featuring 2 styles. The event was held on Monday 6th March 1882. We do not have permission to share this artefact. We have transcribed a small portion of the content, that reads (obfuscated content signified with ‘…’): “…. GREAT WRESTLING CONTEST, In Two Styles, namely Cumberland and Westmorland AND […]
Currently resides in the collection of The Honiton Museum, Allhallows, Honiton. Displayed here with express written permission. The DWS wishes to thank the Trustees of Honiton Museum for their permission. The poster reads as follows: WRESTLING KING’S ARMS INN, HONITON. A Grand Match For a Private Purse of Sovereigns, Between W. MATTHEWS and W. TRACE, […]
Somersetshire Wrestling at the Furnham Hotel, Chard, A purse of 15 Sovereigns, will be wrestled for, On Thursday and Friday, the 29th and 30th days of July, 1847, in the DEVONSHIRE STYLE !!! OPEN TO ALL ENGLAND. Dated 21st July 1847 – TOMS, PRINTER, CHARD. This poster is currently in the collection of the […]
