Park Record | 1936-03-27 | Page 3 | Henry VIII's Tennis Court

Henry VIII's Tennis Court A tennis court at Hampton Court has been In use IIse since 1519 says sa s 's Bits Tit I Magazine The fhe court on which almost l every king of England from Henry Henry VIII nil to Edward Edw rd VII II has lias played pla ed is en en- enclosed enclosed closed by hy walls and a roof roof and and has hasa a a ato to noor The Th tennis played upon It ft is known wr as royal ro al tennis and Is s en en- entirely entirely different from the modern lawn t tennis temmis The net Is five feet high at atthe atthe atthe the ends and three feet high In the i middle the ball is made of strips of r cloth tightly bound with twine and covered with fel fell the method of play entails the bouncing of the ball against a penthouse which runs along one side of the time court Although for generations only soled rubber-soled shoes have been worn orn by players the stone floor last floor last r renovated In the reign of Charles I I- I It had bad worn hollow In places t