Perera Archives - The Harry Gem Project

Early Lawn Tennis

Concerning early lawn tennis in Royal Leamington Spa and Edgbaston, [...]

Leamington Spa’s Victorian Legacy

Click here for Leamington History Group's new video about the [...]

By admin|2022-02-13T17:55:38+00:0023 October 2020|Dr. A.W. Tomkins, Dr. F.H.Haynes, Harry Gem, History of Lawn Tennis, Leamington Club, Leamington Lawn Tennis Club, Leamington Spa, Leamington Tennis Court Club, Manor House Hotel, Manor House Hotel Leamington, Perera, Real Tennis, Royal Leamington Spa|Comments Off

Dr. Frederic Haynes reminisces
about the early days of lawn tennis.

In this newspaper article from 1934 Dr. Frederic H. Haynes [...]

By admin|2022-02-12T16:04:21+00:0027 September 2020|Dr. A.W. Tomkins, Dr. F.H.Haynes, Harry Gem, History of Lawn Tennis, Leamington Club, Major W.C.Wingfield, MCC, Perera, Sphairistike|Comments Off

Founders of Lawn Tennis

A particularly interesting description of the development of lawn tennis [...]

By admin|2022-02-15T18:03:04+00:0014 September 2020|Harry Gem, History of Lawn Tennis, Perera|Comments Off

New Booklet

Our booklet is now available. The booklet itself is free [...]

By admin|2022-02-16T10:57:50+00:009 December 2019|Grave - Harry Gem, Harry Gem, History of Lawn Tennis, Perera|Comments Off

The beautiful game at Fairlight, Edgbaston.

Here's an article from the Birmingham Post of 3rd June [...]

By admin|2022-02-16T10:46:44+00:002 December 2019|Ampton Road, Birmingham, Harry Gem, History of Lawn Tennis, Perera|Comments Off

Blue plaques for Gem and Perera in Leamington

Harry Gem's blue plaque, at 8 Hamilton Terrace, unveiled [...]

By admin|2022-02-16T11:04:57+00:0021 October 2019|Blue Plaques, Harry Gem, History of Lawn Tennis, Leamington Club, Leamington Lawn Tennis Club, Leamington Spa, Manor House Hotel, Manor House Hotel Leamington, Perera, Royal Leamington Spa, Uncategorized|Comments Off

‘Fairlight’ – Royal Leamington Spa

The former home of Augurio Perera, lawn tennis pioneer, in [...]

By admin|2022-02-22T18:57:44+00:0016 February 2019|Harry Gem, History of Lawn Tennis, Leamington Club, Perera, Royal Leamington Spa|Comments Off

Grave restoration – step three

The York stone plinth is now in position. All that [...]

By admin|2022-03-02T15:08:27+00:0020 October 2018|Birmingham, Grave - Harry Gem, Harry Gem, History of Lawn Tennis, Obituary - Harry Gem, Perera, Uncategorized, Warstone Lane Cemetery|Comments Off

Grave Restoration Appeal – Video

We'll be launching a Crowdfunder Appeal in June to raise [...]

By admin|2018-05-12T05:17:07+00:0012 May 2018|Ampton Road, Bath Street Racquets Club, Birmingham Rifle Volunteers, Edgbaston Archery & Lawn Tennis Society, Grave - Harry Gem, Harry Gem, History of Lawn Tennis, Leamington Club, Perera|Comments Off