Title

'The Wall Game at Eton: St. Andrew's Day - Oppidan v. Colleges', c1900, (1903). Artist: Hills and Saunders.

Caption

'The Wall Game at Eton: St. Andrew's Day - Oppidan v. Colleges', c1900, (1903). The Eton wall game, originated at and is still played at Eton College. It is played on a strip of ground 5 metres wide and 110 metres long next to a slightly curved brick wall erected in 1717. The traditional and most important match of the year is played on St Andrew's Day, 30th November, as the Collegers (King's Scholars) take on the Oppidans (the rest of the school). From The Sports of the World, by F. G. Aflalo, F.R.G.S., F.Z.S. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1903]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1900

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C74_409

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

177,9Mb (10,0Mb) / 31,3in x 22,0in / 9400 x 6614 (300dpi)

Keywords

outdoors England season winter college student sport sports wall education game spectators day spectator traditional school berkshire century sportsmen sportsman rugby concept Rivalry typical pastime B&W MONOCHROME month publication wintry rugger November black & white black and white B W 1900s 20th century The Print Collector Eton Eton College TGN photograph landscape Co Cassell & Co Cassell & FG Hills and Saunders Cassell and Company Ltd Hills & Saunders Sports of the World FG Aflalo Aflalo Oppidan St Andrews Day wall game FG Aflalo Cassell & Co photograph landscape