Dartboards and darts DARTS HISTORY -THE ‘BATH’ DARTBOARD 21 Oct 201920 Feb 2026 In 2013 Dr. Karen Francis of Cardiff contacted me. Karen was researching her family tree and had discovered that, at the turn of the twentieth century, members of her family…
Dartboards and darts… DARTS HISTORY – DARTBOARDS – THE HARROWS QUADRO 240 7 Oct 201918 Mar 2026 The QUADRO 240 board was introduced by Harrows Darts Technology in 1992. It had an extra ring between the treble ring and the outer bull which counted four times the…
Dartboards and darts… DARTS HISTORY – REGIONAL DARTBOARDS 7 Oct 201918 Mar 2026 OTHER DARTBOARDS IN PLAY In the following article, pub games expert Arthur R. Taylor, brings to our attention an array of regional and other dartboards that he has discovered over…
Dartboards and darts… DARTS HISTORY – EU DARTBOARD RULING DECLARED ‘CRAZY’ 29 Aug 201918 Mar 2026 The world of darts is this morning reeling from the news that a new European Union (EU) regulation threatens the very existence of the sport. Regulation 1420/16 drafted by the…
Dartboards and darts… DARTS HISTORY – THE BUNGAY DARTBOARD AND THE BROOME ELECTRONIC DART TARGET 28 Aug 20192 Mar 2026 The Bungay Dartboard The firm of Gibson and Balls is not one that immediately springs to mind when thinking about dartboard manufacturers. Names such as WINMAU, NODOR and UNICORN are…
Dartboards and darts… DARTS HISTORY – THE DIGLS DARTBOARD 22 May 201918 Mar 2026 A DARTBOARD WITH A DIFFERENCE Over the years there have been many attempts to bring our games and pastimes to the dartboard. This is not in the form of alternative…
Dartboards and darts DARTS HISTORY – DARTBOARDS – THE GRIMSBY DARTBOARD – ‘DOUBLE TWENTY-EIGHT’ 22 May 201918 Mar 2026 One of the earliest recorded darts teams hailed from Grimsby on the North East Lincolnshire coast of England. Dogger Bank No.1 Team During the 1940s the News of the World published a…
Dartboards and darts DARTS HISTORY – DARTBOARDS – THE EAST END FIVES BOARDS 22 May 201918 Mar 2026 Here we have a unique board the originated in the East End of London. I am always keen to receive articles from darts players, writers and fans and am happy…
Dartboards and darts DARTS HISTORY – WHY ARE THE NUMBERS ON A DARTBOARD IN THE ORDER THEY ARE? 22 May 201918 Mar 2026 THE MOST OFTEN QUESTION ASKED ON THIS WEBSITE This is probably the most asked question about the origins of the modern game. Who was the devious person who structured the…
Dartboards and darts… DARTS HISTORY – STRANGE BUT TRUE 22 May 201918 Mar 2026 GAAAAAMMEE! In the late 1990s in Merseyside, England an unusual occurrence is recorded at the movies. A young couple cuddled up to each other during an horrific scene in a…
Dr Patrick Chaplin 