Harry Gem, Juan Bautista Luis Augurio Perera, and Lawn Tennis brushed metal plaque — Report the wrong picture

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This brushed metal commemorative plaque records: The Creation of Lawn Tennis Lawn Tennis was invented in Leamington in 1872 by Major Harry Gem, a Birmingham solicitor and sportsman, who created a game similar to racquets which did not require an expensive indoor court and could be played outside. He played it first with his friend, Auguirio Perera, on the lawns of the Manor House Hotel where they formed the Leamington Lawn Tennis Club on the site now occupied by the apartment block you can see to the left of the hotel. Leamington Lawn Tennis and Squash Club is now located on Guys Cliffe Avenue.

Major Harry Gem and Juan Bautista Luis Augurio Perera are remembered for inventing lawn tennis in 1872 in Leamington, pioneering an outdoor version of racquets that led to the establishment of the Leamington Lawn Tennis Club.

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