Recreation in 1900 London: Lord's Cricket Ground

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Arthur H. Beavan had this to say, in Imperial London, first published in 1901, about Lord's Cricket Ground:

In the region of St. John's Wood, close to the Metropolitan railway station bearing that name, is the world-known Lord's cricket ground, headquarters of that noble national game.

Formerly quite in the country, these grounds (now surrounded by houses) were bought by the Marylebone Cricket Club in perpetuity for cricket.

The grand stands are imposing in appearance and well arranged, and there is a new pavilion.

A good luncheon can be obtained at the bars, but when a big match, like the "Eton v. Harrow," is on, and fashionable people literally swarm into the grounds (the admission then being not 1 s. but 2.s. 6d.), and four-in-hands, open carriages, etc, stand many deep, it partakes more of the character of a race-meeting, and hampers from Fortnum and Mason provide the necessary sustenance for the excited parents, sisters, cousins, and aunts of the contending school-boys.

Dress at Lord's on these occasions is so gay and elaborate as to receive an entire column of description in the daily papers.

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