#pavilion fire

2 incidents tagged

Thomas Lord Sells the Ground — William Ward Saves Lord's, July 1825

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1825-07-28

In 1825 Thomas Lord, the founder of the ground that bears his name, decided that property development would pay him better than cricket and obtained planning permission to build housing across most of the playing field. The MCC member William Ward MP, a Bank of England director and noted batsman, bought him out for £5,000 to save the ground. Weeks later, on the night of 28 July 1825, the pavilion burned to the ground after a Winchester v Harrow match, destroying the club's records.

#thomas-lord#william-ward#lord-s

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Winchester v Harrow at Lord's — The Match Before the Pavilion Burned, July 1825

Winchester vs Harrow

1825-07-28

The first cricket match between Winchester and Harrow schools was completed at Lord's on 28 July 1825. Hours after the players had left, the pavilion caught fire and burned to the ground, taking with it the MCC's archive of scorebooks and records. The combination — first match of a new fixture, last night of the original pavilion — gave the day a peculiar place in cricket's institutional memory.

#winchester#harrow#1825