What is recorded here

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.

The World Marbles Championship, originating in 1932, is an annual event held on Good Fridays featuring traditional gameplay with tolleys; its legend traces back to the Elizabethan era, where it was purportedly used to decide the suitor of a Tinsley Maiden.

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