Regency Pastimes: Bat Fowling

Cox, N. (1815). The Nobleman and Gentleman’s Recreation. United Kingdom: J. Smeeton. Mentions of bat fowling appear in Shakespeare, but apparently was a common practice for hunting birds at night Continue

Cox, N. (1815). The Nobleman and Gentleman’s Recreation. United Kingdom: J. Smeeton. Mentions of bat fowling appear in Shakespeare, but apparently was a common practice for hunting birds at night Continue

I was researching something else entirely and came upon a reference to the game Hunt the Slipper. Every Boy’s Book: A Complete Encyclopaedia of Sports Continue

This letter to the editor, and tidbit, appeared in The Sporting Magazine in 1823.

The tilbury carriage (a light, open, two wheeled carriage with or without a top) was named for its maker, the London firm Tilbury. Their coachbuilding Continue