Last month, the Prince of Wales visited Ashbourne, Derbyshire, to “throw up” the first ball in the ancient football game held there on Shrove Tuesday for centuries. The whole town takes part in the game, the teams being divided into Upper and Lower Town. Play continues from noon to dusk and progresses through streets, lanes and river, covering three miles, while the two goals, two old mill-wheels, are two miles apart. The picture shows the game in progress in the river. Note the crowd on the bank.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 317, 30 March 1928, Page 11
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87Last month, the Prince of Wales visited Ashbourne, Derbyshire, to “throw up” the first ball in the ancient football game held there on Shrove Tuesday for centuries. The whole town takes part in the game, the teams being divided into Upper and Lower Town. Play continues from noon to dusk and progresses through streets, lanes and river, covering three miles, while the two goals, two old mill-wheels, are two miles apart. The picture shows the game in progress in the river. Note the crowd on the bank. Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 317, 30 March 1928, Page 11
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