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Clubmakers Stadium Golf Manufacturing Company London The firm seemed to have a sound basis, family owned with Hugh Williamson, the Parkstone club's professional between 1910 and 1927, in charge (though perhaps hard to administer when he was later professional in Switzerland) and production managed by Jimmy Ross who went on to run the Slazenger works. They had the USP of 'scientific club making' with unusual designs such as the peaked and cut-away Korecta models and the Rivers-Zambra Scuffler and began production around 1925. It is hard to gauge whether it was because these clubs were not so popular in their day or simply because of Williamson’s retirement but the company was dissolved in January 1934. The company operated from part of the Neckinger Mills in Bermondsey, an eighteenth century paper mill, sold in 1805 to be used as a tannery by Bevington and Sons (handy for grips!). There were many buildings on the site so presumably the golf company leased just one of them. Bevington moved their operations to Hawley Hill in 1935 and sold part of the site to the council for housing (another possible reason for Stadium closing). The rest remains in mixed commercial use and is Grade II listed by Historic England. Search the catalogue for clubs by this maker | |
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