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Southampton Old Bowling Green, situated on the corner of Lower Canal Walk and Platform Road, Southampton, England, is the world's oldest surviving bowling green having been first used in 1299. ==History== The Hospital of "God's House" was originally founded in 1185 for pilgrims who were going either to the shrine of St Swithun at Winchester or to Canterbury; until 2011, the gateway housed the museum of archaeology. The green adjoining the God's House Hospital had been established during the reign of Richard I the Lionheart for the recreational use of the Warden,〔 and was first used for a game of bowls in 1299.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Southampton Old Bowling Green )〕 The club that plays there now is believed to have been established in the 17th Century because of the history of a competition known as the "Knighthood".〔 It is also the only club that has a "Master" in charge, a title carried forward from the earliest of days.〔 Bowling Green House, now occupied by Wainwright Bros. (shipping agency)〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.wainwrightbros.com/ContactUs.aspx )〕 and the Consulate Of The Federal Republic Of Germany,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.southamptononline.co.uk/info/2424/ )〕 is a Grade II listed building. Built in the mid-19th century, it is a three storey brick building with a green slate roof with a central cupola on eight Tuscan columns, surmounted by a steep weather-vane. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Southampton Old Bowling Green」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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