Wenlock Olympian Society - Dr William Penny Brookes

The Book

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:44:25 UT

William Penny Brookes and the Olympic Connection
These web pages contain extracts from a book written by Wenlock Olympian Society Archivists.

The Agricultual Reading Society at Much Wenlock

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:34:42 UT

After the successful opening of the Agricultural Reading rooms at the Corn Exchange in 1852 and the increase in subscriptions to the Societies libraries it was decided to expand the Corn Exchange building to include new rooms and facilities. Supporters of the Society set about raising funds for this project.

Dr William Penny Bookes - Life Interests

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:26:05 UT

Penny Brookes was heavily involved in local affairs. The following summaries reflect this involvement.

Re-birth of the modern Olympic Games

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:16:25 UT

In response to the National Olympian Association Festival, the Amateur Athletic Club, later to become the Amateur Athletics Association and now Britain's ruling athletics body, was hastily formed by an elite who were determined that British sport should be restricted to "amateurs and gentlemen", in other words athletes from the public schools and the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and should be under their control with its base in London. The NOA faced powerful opposition but by its very existence, forced the AAA to open its doors to 'every grade of man'.

The First Wenlock Olympian Games

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:36:08 UT

The first Games, held in October 1850, were a mixture of athletics and also traditional country sports such as quoits, football and cricket.

Dr William Penny Brookes

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:57:36 UT