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31: 39: 1062: 73:, who had been at 19 Soho Square since 1836. Burroughes & Watts opened a new billiards saloon in 1903, known as the Soho Square Saloon. This was re-opened as the Soho Square Hall in 1904 and was renamed Burroughes Hall in 1913. In 1967, control of Burroughes & Watts Ltd. was taken over by a group of property developers. The assets included 19 Soho Square, which was demolished and replaced by a modern office block. 105:
from 25 May to 6 June 1908. The match was for £100, £50 for the player winning most frames and £50 for the player winning most aggregate points. Roberts won both prizes, winning 54½ frames to 46½ and 5,529 points to 5,209. Roberts made a break of 73, equalling a recently set record by James Harris.
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played at Soho Square Hall. In four tournaments, from 1907/08 to 1910/11, a snooker competition was arranged in parallel to the billiards. This generally consisted of a frame of snooker played at the end of each session of billiards. Soho Square Hall was also the venue of one of the earliest
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was generally preferred for important professional matches but Burroughes Hall was occasionally used, hosting matches in the
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After World War II, the hall was again used for World Championship matches in
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Before World War I, Burroughes & Watts organised an annual professional
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Burroughes Hall was sometimes used as the venue for the final of the
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Full size billiard table made by Burroughes and Watts circa 1905 (in
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With the revival of the World Championship in a challenge format in
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professional snooker matches, hosting a match of 101 frames between
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In 1919 Burroughes & Watts opened a second London match-room in
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Plaque from side of Burroughes and Watts billiard table, circa 1905
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when matches were played at the two venues simultaneously.
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Burroughes and Watts


Olveston Historic Home
Dunedin
billiards
snooker
Soho Square
Piccadilly
billiards
American tournament
John Roberts
Tom Reece
English Amateur Championship
Thurston's Hall
Leicester Square
1936 World Snooker Championship
1939/1940 Daily Mail Gold Cup
1947
1951
1946
News of the World Snooker Tournament
1964



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