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38-769: CULTC is directly affiliated to the Lawn Tennis Association of Great Britain and has a representative on the council and on the board of the association. The president and former chairman of the club, Sir Geoffrey Cass , was president of the Lawn Tennis Association and Chairman of the L.T.A. Council 1997–1999. He is currently president of the British Tennis Foundation . The university and colleges give considerable support to British tennis by making available their administrative and playing facilities. CULTC regularly arranges for County Week groups to be held on college grounds. The university's annual fixture list

76-407: A Georgian mansion, was built in the 1780s and its first resident was Lady Elizabeth Templetown. In 1930, the building was converted into student flats; during both World Wars, it was used as a hospital. From the winter of 1919 to the spring of 1920, Winston Churchill lived at Templeton House while it was owned by Freddie Guest and his wife Amy. After its sale in 2010, the new owners again converted

114-405: A GreenSet Grand Prix Acrylic surface. The indoor courts have a sprung timber sub-frame, while the outdoor courts are laid directly on asphalt. Clay courts – The NTC has two different types of outdoor clay courts which have been designed to withstand the harsh UK climate and to allow for the longest possible clay court playing season and maximum use. There are four Italian clay courts (identical to

152-582: A new LTA logo was unveiled. The National Tennis Centre (NTC) is located at Roehampton in southwest London , close to the All England Club in Wimbledon . Officially opened in 2007 by Queen Elizabeth II , the NTC has 22 courts, and a sports science centre. The NTC has twelve acrylic hard courts (six indoor, six outdoor), six clay courts , and four grass courts . Hard courts – The NTC's acrylic courts have

190-616: A regeneration scheme with a number of government initiatives such as SureStart helping to tackle issues of poverty and social exclusion . Roehampton contains a number of conservation areas , covering much of the Alton and Dover House estates, and the centre of Roehampton Village. This includes the King's Head Inn , at the foot of Roehampton High Street and the Montague Arms , Medfield Street, both of 17th century origin. In 2007, Justine Greening ,

228-473: A series of rudimentary airports known as "Flying Stages". The Flying Stage at Roehampton is the scene for a major battle in the plot. The Alton Estate has featured as a film and television location. Fahrenheit 451 (1966) used some of the estate as its backdrop for a bleak dystopian society of the future. Thames Television 's film division Euston Films used the Danebury Avenue area of the estate to film

266-435: A team of coaches, and implement and assess a club programme. Level 5 – Master Performance Coach qualification – Master Performance Coaches are equipped to work with international performance junior players, aged 11 – 18 years. The course is designed to develop coaches to be versatile and transition between different performance players and environments. Roehampton Roehampton is an area in southwest London , in

304-463: Is aimed at coaches who would like to manage a section of a commercial club or team of coaches. Level 4 – Senior Performance Coach qualification – This course is designed for coaches who wish to develop their knowledge and skills to develop international junior players aged 14 and under. Level 5 – Master Club Coach qualification – Upon completion of the course, a Master Club Coach will be able to deliver high quality on court sessions at clubs, mentor

342-493: Is now owned by Roehampton University , as are a number of other surviving 18th century houses. These include Mount Clare (Grade I) built in 1772 for George Clive, cousin of Lord Clive ; Grove House (Grade II*), built originally for Sir Joshua Vanneck in 1777 – Capability Brown is reputed to have laid out the grounds; and Downshire House (Grade II*) built in 1770 and once occupied by the Marquess of Downshire . Templeton House,

380-520: Is one of the strongest in Britain. It usually includes matches against many different countries, as well as several of Britain's leading lawn tennis clubs; also half-a-dozen universities, and a dozen other clubs and teams. Most of the club's annual fixtures are home matches, which means that in a typical year nearly 30 tennis teams from all over Britain are entertained for a day in Cambridge at Fenner's . Until

418-572: The Philippines (1.6%), South Africa (1.2%), Ghana (1.1%), Germany (1.0%), and Somalia (1.0%). The religious makeup of Roehampton and Putney Heath is 52.9% Christian , 23.6% no religion, 11.1% Muslim , 1.4% Hindu , 1.1% Buddhist , 0.7% Jewish , 0.4% Sikh , and 0.2% agnostic . Roehampton is served by bus route 170 (to Victoria), 265 (to Putney and Tolworth), 419 (to Richmond), 493 (to Richmond and Tooting), 430 (to South Kensington) and 85 (to Putney and Kingston). Barnes and Putney are

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456-692: The Putney SW15 postal district, and takes up a far western strip, running north to south, in the London Borough of Wandsworth . It contains a number of large council house estates and is home to the University of Roehampton . The Roe in Roehampton's name is thought to refer to the large number of rooks that still inhabit the area. Roehampton is centred about 6.3 miles (roughly 10 km) south-west of Charing Cross . It occupies high land, with Barnes to

494-930: The Roehampton Club . The International Tennis Federation (ITF) moved to Roehampton from Baron's Court in 1998, and in 2007 the Lawn Tennis Association moved to a newly built headquarters next to the ITF. In the 2011 census , the Wandsworth ward of Roehampton and Putney Heath did not record a single majority ethnic group. The largest ethnicity in the ward was White British at 45%, followed by other White (18.4%), Black African (7.9%), and other Asian (4.6%). In 2011, 59.1% of people living in Roehampton and Putney Heath were born in England. The other most common census responses were those born in Poland (5.6%), Pakistan (1.8%), Ireland (1.6%),

532-550: The Second World War , after which lawn tennis became less of an amateur pursuit, Cambridge Blues won no less than 28 Wimbledon Championships in singles and doubles. Cambridge University versus Oxford University Varsity Match results: The original Cambridge University Tournament was founded as the Cambridge University LTC Tournament in 1881. The winners of gentleman's singles event from 1920

570-595: The novitiate that became Whitelands College . The Maharajah Duleep Singh lived for a time in Ashburton House in Roehampton with the family of Sir John Spencer Login and Lady Lena Login . Lady Login wrote in her memoirs that the Prince Consort and the Prince of Wales visited him there on one occasion. During World War I there was a Royal Naval Air Service Kite Balloon Training School based on land now part of

608-488: The 18th and 19th centuries as it became a favoured residential outlying suburb for summer villas and larger houses set in parkland, following the opening of Putney Bridge in 1729. Several of the original houses survive. Roehampton House (Grade I) by Thomas Archer was built between 1710 and 1712, and enlarged by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1910. Until 2008, it was the administrative centre for Queen Mary's Hospital . The building

646-493: The LCC cottage estates is picturesque housing influenced by the Arts and Crafts style. It was the intention at Dover House Estate to create housing in groups that overlooked or had access to open space, to provide a sense of intimacy and individuality, and the estate was laid out with communal green spaces. Allotments were also provided in three backland areas behind houses, two of which remain,

684-464: The LCC essentially retained the Georgian landscape and placed within it five ultra modern slab blocks: Binley, Winchfield, Dunbridge, Charcot and Denmead Houses, (all grade II*) inspired by Le Corbusier 's Unite d'Habitation . At the time of its completion in 1958, Alton West was considered by many British architects to be the crowning glory of post-World War II council housing. The estate is now part of

722-422: The NTC is equipped with a gymnasium, outdoor sprint track, hydrotherapy, plunge pools and relaxation 'egg'. There is overnight accommodation for up to 54 people, along with a player lounge and recreation room. The Sports Science and Medicine team at the NTC is meant to support Britain's elite players with the following: The LTA is also responsible for administering and implementing tennis coaching at all levels in

760-555: The UK. The current structure is as follows: Level 1 – Coaching Assistant – The Level 1 Coaching Assistant is an introduction to tennis coaching. Level 1's are qualified to plan and deliver a structured lesson under the guidance of an accredited coaches. Level 2 – Coaching Assistant – Level 2 Coaching Assistants are qualified to coach groups of beginners of any age, on their own, under the umbrella programme of an accredited Coach. Level 3 – Coach qualification – The Coach Qualification covers

798-519: The Wimbledon fortnight. Millions of pounds were invested in building indoor centres, and on coaching and training initiatives. However, by the end of the 1990s, it was clear that these broad initiatives did not have the desired effect, so the LTA turned to more targeted approaches with the aim of attracting and keeping juniors in the game, changing the culture among clubs to become more "junior friendly"; identifying

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836-631: The best young players and helping them develop. This led to the launch in 2000 of Club Vision, a new strategy for providing greater support and resources to progressive tennis clubs, followed in 2001 by the City Tennis Club programme, specifically aimed at encouraging young players from diverse/deprived backgrounds in inner-city areas. In 2004, the Lawn Tennis Association considered changing its name to "Tennis GB" to shake off its old-fashioned middle-class image, and attract more young people to

874-405: The building into a single family home, with the exterior also restored. Some of the filming for series 3 of Downton Abbey was completed at Templeton House. Originally a part of Putney Anglican parish , Roehampton became a separate parish in 1845, after the building of Holy Trinity Church on Roehampton Lane in 1842. The Society of Jesus founded St Joseph Church in Roehampton in 1869 from

912-423: The court." The National Tennis Centre (NTC) in Roehampton, southwest London, serves as its main training facility. The Princess of Wales has been an LTA patron since 2017. Its first president was seven-time Wimbledon champion William Renshaw. The British Lawn Tennis Association was formed in 1888, eleven years after the first Wimbledon championship . It was tasked with maintaining the new rules and standards of

950-465: The courts used at Foro Italico and Monte Carlo ), and two French-Court synthetic clay courts. Grass courts – The LTA consulted All England Lawn Tennis Club head groundsman Eddie Seaward to advise on the installation of its four outdoor grass courts. The quality and playing characteristics are meant to replicate those found at the Wimbledon Championships. Along with its 22 tennis courts,

988-457: The emerging sport of tennis in the United Kingdom. In 1978, a government inquiry was carried out into the state of British tennis, which accused the LTA of complacency and a lack of action in developing the game. During the 1980s and 1990s, several initiatives were launched in an attempt to raise the profile of tennis in the UK and to promote interest and participation in the sport outside of

1026-520: The former federal Roehampton Institute of Higher Education (now the University of Roehampton), as well as South East England 's only lecturer-training college ( Garnett College ) which eventually moved and became part of the University of Greenwich . Apart from education, other notable institutions based here include The Priory Clinic, the Bank of England Sports Centre, Rosslyn Park Rugby Football Club, and

1064-470: The key coaching skills required to be an effective coach to work with beginners and improvers of any age in groups or individually. At this level they are then eligible to gain Coach Accreditation; this ensures they are up-to-date with the latest tennis knowledge, they are First Aid qualified and have a satisfactory criminal record check. Level 4 – Senior Club Coach qualification – This qualification

1102-544: The large gardens and woodlands in the area. Dover House Estate is one of a number of important London County Council cottage estates inspired by the Garden City movement . The land was previously the estates of two large houses, Dover House and Putney Park House , which were purchased by the LCC soon after World War I . Dover House was demolished for the new estate, but Putney Park House remains. The common characteristic of

1140-465: The local Member of Parliament , secured a commitment to install a pedestrian entrance to Richmond Park from the Alton Estate. A footpath and cycleway from Chohole Gate to Richmond Park was opened in 2014. Roehampton is home to a number of well-known educational institutions: the University of Roehampton has approximately 10,500 students housed in 4 colleges and around 4,000 students studying online;

1178-451: The nearest railway stations. Roehampton University has campaigned to have nearby Barnes station renamed Barnes & Roehampton , as the station is situated between the two areas. Roehampton is an important location in H. G. Wells ' novel The Sleeper Awakes . Roehampton, along with five other locations in London, including Wimbledon Park , Norwood , Blackheath and Shooter's Hill , form

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1216-586: The new Queen Mary's Hospital with its renowned amputee rehabilitation centre opened in 2006 is a teaching centre for medical students based in Wandsworth NHS Primary Care Trust; Kingston University has one of its campuses in Roehampton Vale; South Thames College also has a campus on Roehampton Lane. It has long been a major centre for teacher-training, being the site of two constituent colleges ( Digby Stuart College and Froebel College ) of

1254-446: The north, Putney and Putney Heath to the east, and Richmond Park and Richmond Park Golf Course to the west. To the south is Roehampton Vale, that straddles the A3 , with Wimbledon Common and Putney Vale beyond. Roehampton was originally a small village – with only 14 houses during the reign of Henry VII – with the area largely forest and heath. The population gradually increased in

1292-408: The sport, but the proposed move was not implemented. In March 2019, the LTA launched a new initiative called "Tennis Opened Up" to promote the sport to a wider audience, with a stated mission "to grow tennis by making it relevant, accessible, welcoming and enjoyable". Alongside the initiative, there was also a major rebranding strategy in which the full name "Lawn Tennis Association" was discarded and

1330-492: The third subsequently infilled by housing. The Alton Estate , one of the largest council estates in the UK, occupies an extensive swathe of land west of Roehampton village and runs between Roehampton Lane and Richmond Park Golf Course. The estate has a mix of low and high-rise modernist architecture consisting of Alton East (1958) styled a subtle Scandinavian -influenced vernacular and its slightly later brutalist counterpart: Alton West (1959). At Highcliffe Drive on Alton West

1368-595: The university and golf course. Much of the old village of Roehampton still remains, dominated by large detached houses. An old watering trough for Victorian carriage-horses exists at the junction of Medfield Street and Roehampton Lane. The London County Council (LCC) built the Roehampton Estate in the 1920s and 1930s (later renamed the Dover House Estate) and the Alton Estate in the 1950s, covering many of

1406-534: Was Grade I Listed in 1978 when it was still being used by the hospital. It was subsequently developed into private flats. Parkstead House (Grade I), built in 1760 for William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough , was the home of the socialite Lady Caroline Lamb before being acquired in 1861 for use as a seminary by the Jesuits and renamed Manresa House. Gerard Manley Hopkins , the Jesuit poet, lived there. Parkstead House

1444-653: Was also known as The Doherty Cup . 52°11′56″N 0°07′56″E  /  52.198888°N 0.132324°E  / 52.198888; 0.132324 Lawn Tennis Association The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) is the national governing body of tennis in Great Britain , the Channel Islands , and the Isle of Man founded in 1888. The LTA promotes all levels of lawn tennis. The organization believes tennis can provide "physical, social, and mental rewards both on and off

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