Hull Badminton Club

History

Founded in 1912, the club enjoys the distinction of being the oldest, purely badminton club in England. Instrumental in its foundation was the late Mrs Norman Judge who, with about 25 others, mainly ladies, played at Wenlock Barracks Anlaby Road until the outbreak of World War 1. Except for the season 1915-16, badminton continued at St Barnabas Church Hall, Hessle Road, Hull where it stayed until 1925 when a move to The White City Stadium facilitated an increase in membership to 55, the maximum the courts could accommodate.

1937 was a landmark year for the club. The late Mr Geoffrey Marshall was the prime mover for the establishment of the Badminton Hall and Sports complex at our present site on Chanterlands Avenue North, Hull.

The cost of construction for the Badminton Hall was approximately £2000 with a further £3500 required to build the Clubhouse plus two squash courts. All the necessary funds were raised locally.

In 2008 the badminton hall was completely refurbished and contains our 4 purpose built badminton counts.