Block:English Baseball in Monmouthshire on August 28 1885
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| Data | An historic reference to “base ball” appeared in a newspaper report of a field outing by members of the Cambrian Archaeological Association to Monmouth in Wales. Upon visiting St. Thomas church, the vicar pointed out the hagioscope at the side of the chancel arch, “and mentioned that some years since the street front of the building, now showing a beautifully-restored late Norman doorway, consisted of a blank wall, which served as the goal for players of base ball.” |
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| Sources | South Wales Daily News (Cardiff), Aug. 28, 1885, p. 4 |
| Block Notes | In January, 1886, a similar reference to the former use of the church wall for baseball appeared in a scholarly article in the Journal of the Cambrian Archæological Association. See below. |
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