An exhibition tennis match in progress at the Temple Newsam Arena. The players taking part in this mixed doubles match are Miss Doris Hart (USA) and Roger Becker (GB) versus Miss Lois Felix (USA) and Hugh Stewart (USA). Crowds of spectators are gathered all around the court to get a close-up view while others are sitting on the grassy hill in the foreground to look down on the action.An exhibition tennis match in progress at the Temple Newsam Arena. The players taking part in this mixed doubles match are Miss Doris Hart (USA) and Roger Becker (GB) versus Miss Lois Felix (USA) and Hugh Stewart (USA). Crowds of spectators are gathered all around the court to get a close-up view while others are sitting on the grassy hill in the foreground to look down on the action.
An exhibition tennis match in progress at the Temple Newsam Arena. The players taking part in this mixed doubles match are Miss Doris Hart (USA) and Roger Becker (GB) versus Miss Lois Felix (USA) and Hugh Stewart (USA). Crowds of spectators are gathered all around the court to get a close-up view while others are sitting on the grassy hill in the foreground to look down on the action.

Leeds in 1955: Why tennis was the talk of Temple Newsam

Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 12th Aug 2023, 04:45 BST

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It was the year a green gem played host to a tennis clash featuring stars from across the pond.

Temple Newsam staged an exhibition tennis match featuring players from home and abroad including a six Grand Slam singles champion. This was 1955, a year which also saw 20,000 books on the move in the city centre and an open air swimming pool proving as popular as ever. The images are published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which provides a behind the scenes look at the Central Library and highlights from its special collections, including rare books hidden away in the stacks. READ MORE: Intriguing pictures show life in Leeds during the 1950s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

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