Ace Promoter ATHOLL OAKELEY was involved in the Promoting of Wrestling at KINGS HALL
BELLE VUE in the 1930's along with KATHLEEN LOOK!!
After The War in the Late 1940's/Early 1950's-He moved SOUTH to Put-On his Spectaculars
at Three of LONDON's Premier Venues!
Two of these I will Examine in more depth another Time-these being EMPRESS HALL-EARLS
COURT and The ROYAL ALBERT HALL!
The 3RD Venue in The Capital where ATHOLL Staged his Extravaganzas was HARRINGAY
ARENA!-Here from 1948-He Filled this Sporting Mecca with his Championship Shows!
I'm Sharing this Time-and in no particular Date Order some of My Ultra Rare HARRINGAY Items!
Below I'm Holding the Largest Poster I have in My Entire Collection!
A World HEAVYWEIGHT Title Eliminator-PRIMO CARNERA versus JACK DOYLE!!++
Note Early SPENCER CHURCHILL and AL HAYES!
Just Look at this Humungous BAD BOY!!
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Great stuff MM, very interested in any and all Harringay memorabilia. Would love to see the programmes when you have a chance to snap them.
Harold Starr! I wonder if Ricki nabbed the name?
Sir Atholl certainly went all-in for internationals.
Beatiful pieces, Main Mask. I'm glad they are in safe hands.
These just shouldn't still exist - but they clearly do.
Well, I'll go t' foot of awr stairs.
From Gigantic Poster Size to much Smaller-A Yellow Mini Poster-Detailed but not
TOO Busy!-£2000.00 Prize Money!!-A King's Ransom in those Days!!
ASSIRATI and THE ANGEL Billed! ++ Other Top Wrestlers!!
This Size of Poster was used at Large in LONDON's Streets!!
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