Alexandra Palace Roller Skating Club
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Alexandra Palace Roller Skating Club was an English roller sports club comprising roller hockey, speed and artistic sections based at Alexandra Palace, London.
Skaters Cavalcade recorded the formation of the Alexandra Palace Roller Skating Club in 1905 by Messrs H Holmes, W Kent, Russell Smith, Gibbs, and Micklewood. This is predated by an account in Sporting Life of a game of roller hockey between Alexandra Palace and Thornsett in March 1904 at Crystal Palace. The club established itself as one of England's top roller sports club enjoying success across all disciplines. A number of club members won national championships including speed skating champions Jimmy Reed, Eddie Stumbke and Dan Howard as well as figure skating champion Len Seagrave.[1]