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| Fancy dress competitions were popular events at Skating Rinks. Courtesy SLV |
At the height of a craze for skating, in 1888, the Kensington Skating Rink was quickly erected in a flush of enthusiasm, but by 1900
the skating rink rage seems to have, on the whole, departed never to return. In this story of the skating rink, we look at just how long the craze lasted in Kensington, and to what other purposes a skating rink could be turned before it meets an inglorious end. Disappointed Time Travellers can go
here to hand in their skates.
What a motley crew those skaters look like. An interesting study on the short popularity of a very social past-time. You have reminded me that I have a photo of my great grandfather looking like a dandy with skates in his hand, but I've never asked where he actually skated.
ReplyDeleteDate of photo? Place where he lived? He probably skated not too far from home.
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Thank you, Chris
Thanks, Chris!
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