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Jane Corscadden

North Belfast's only tennis club on supporting local community for over 100 years

Members of North Belfast's only tennis club have spoken about what they love about the club as it has supported the community for over 100 years.

Cavehill Tennis Club was established in 1914 as part of the Bowling and Lawn Tennis Club. It was created on a piece of land which was originally a farm on the north side of the Old Cavehill Road - the North Circular Road, where the club now resides, did not exist then.

The bowling green was laid at a cost of £489, the tennis courts cost £198, and the pavilion some £200. In 1914, the club's original pavilion clubhouse was destroyed by fire as a result of an arson attack by suffragettes, and was rebuilt in 1915.

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