Westward Ho! (Royal North Devon Golf Club) 6th Green Golf Picture, Cecil Aldin

Royal North Devon Golf Club 1893 by Mayall & Co. Ltd. A great image of the members of the 'Royal North Devon Golf Club, Westward Ho!' from 1893. The figures are all photographs superimposed onto a painted background of the course. In the margin is printed 'Permanent Autotype, Produced by Mayall & Co. Ltd. 73 Piccadilly'. The image appears very much photographic but is more of a photomechanical print rather than a photograph. John Jabez Edwin Paisley Mayall (1813-1901) was an English photographer who in 1860 took the first carte-de-visite photographs of Queen Victoria. Taken from Royal North Devon:- Royal North Devon at Westward Ho! Can rightly claim to be the cradle of English Golf. Founded in 1864, it is the oldest golf course in the country and is regarded as the St Andrews of the South. The golf course is as tough as any of the UK's more famous links layouts and has recently been placed in Golf World 's 'Top 100 Courses in the World' that a golfer 'must play'. Not only is Royal North Devon a great course, it is also a place of huge historical importance. Inside the warmly welcoming clubhouse, the golf museum, honours boards and the clubs top competition trophies are worth a visit on their own and help to tell the story of the game and this remarkable club's unique place in it. Above all, this is great, natural golf that is largely unchanged from 100 years ago when Harold Hilton et al pronounced Westward Ho! As England's No 1 competition golf course. RND is pure, raw exhilaration and ultimately the experience of playing a fast running links in a stiff breeze still tests the very best in the game. Many of the great players of the last 100 years were regular competitors at RND but the greatest of them all is without doubt John Henry Taylor...

Cecil Aldin, Old Inns, The Star Inn. A very nice colourful framed chromolithograph by Cecil Aldin of The Star Inn, Alfriston, Sussex. The print is printed and published by Eyre & Spottiswoode, Ltd., 4 Middle New Street, London, E.C.4. and signed in pencil by the artist in the bottom left-hand margin with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp. The Star Inn appeared in Aldin's book 'Old Inns' published in 1921 by Heinemann and was one of Aldin's most popular series, it was followed by Old Manor Houses (1923) and Cathedrals and Abbey Churches of England (1924). On the back board of the print is the original paper label 'Old English Inns...

Vintage Fishing Print By Cecil Aldin, A Likely Spot. A wonderful original fishing chromolithograph print by Cecil Aldin titled 'A LIKELY SPOT' (small version). The picture is in the ...

Cecil Aldin Golf Print, Walton Heath - Old Course. A mounted and framed golf photolithograph of Walton Heath (the Seventeenth hole, on the ' OLD COURSE')...

Royal St. George's after Cecil Aldin. A mounted and framed golf photolithograph of Royal St. George's, Sandwich, "The Maiden" green after Cecil Aldin. Printed and published by Eyre & Spottiswoode, Ltd., His Majesty's printers. 4 Middle New Street, London, E.C.4. Aldin produced few golfing works and this example is one of a series of six golf course views "Six Famous Golf Courses" published in the 1920's. Aldin's 6 golf courses were: Sunningdale, North Berwick, Westward Ho!, Royal St. George's, Walton Heath and St. Andrews. Founded in 1887 and intended by its founder Dr William Purves to be a rival to St Andrew's in the South of England, St George's is consistently ranked amongst the leading courses in the world. The Club occupies a unique place in the history of golf, for it was here in 1894, that the Open Championship was first played outside Scotland. In that year, the great J. H. Taylor was the winner but there have been thirteen other winners over the years, most recently Darren Clarke in 2011. In addition to the Open Championship, the Club has hosted the British P.G.A. Championship on five occasions, the Walker Cup twice, a victorious Curtis Cup in 1988, and has been the venue for the British Amateur Championship on no less than thirteen occasions. Winners at the Club are a veritable Who's Who of golf; Jack Nicklaus won the Grand Challenge as an amateur, Nick Faldo and Seve Ballesteros...

Hunting Countries Of England by Cecil Aldin, The Duke of Beaufort's Hunt. A single signed limited edition print, mounted and framed "The Duke of Beaufort's" by Cecil Aldin. This edit...

Wonderful set of 8 Cecil Aldin prints Lovely colours Published C.1920 Unframed. The measurement given is the paper size of one print Some with minor chips to the edges.

This vintage sign for collectors is truly special. Made of wood with relief decorations and hand painted. The sign was dedicated to the historic Gleneagles golf...

This vintage sign for collectors is truly special. Made of wood with relief decorations and hand painted. The sign was dedicated to the historic Royal St. George's Golf Club, founded...

Antique print titled 'Sjeich Omar, Sesde Groote Mogol'. This print depicts Aurangzeb, the 6th Mughal Emperor. Text on verso. This print originates from 'Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën' by ...

Antique portrait titled 'Christiaan de VI Koning (..)'. Old print depicting Christian, 6th King of Norway, Denmark etc. This print originates from the 7th-volume of 'Hedendaagsche Hi...

A charming petit-point needlework picture of floral design, in its original convex moulding frame. English, late 18th century.