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World Marbles Championship blue plaque

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This blue commemorative plaque records: Played on Good Fridays with 49 shooting Marbles (tolleys) on the ring, the World Marbles Championship started here in 1932. Reputedly the knock-out game began in Queen Elizabeth's reign (1558-1603) as a decider between two men from Surrey and Sussex to wed a Tinsley Maiden Recorded plaque organisation: Crawley Arts Council.

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