Block:Pize Ball in Northumberland on June 25 1863
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| Data | “Pie-ball” was played at a picnic by members of a large party of literary and theological students who had taken a train from Newcastle to a park in the town of Alnwick, Northumberland, for the occasion. “The day was remarkably fine, and the park, so famous for his beauty and extent, presented a gay appearance, relieved as its natural advantages were with the associations of tersie, cricket, pie-ball, &c. The admirers of mediæval remains strolled in groups to the old abbey, and others whose tastes were less romantic were content to amuse themselves in the pastimes to which reference has been made.” |
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| Sources | Newcastle Daily Chronicle, June 25, 1863, p. 2 |
| Block Notes | Tersie or terzy is an elaborate tag game that was popular in Tyneside. There was no ball involved. |
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