About HLTSC

History of Huddersfield Lawn Tennis & Squash Club
The club was formed over 125 years ago in Edgerton a suburb close to the centre of Huddersfield. At the time the club was formed the town was a central and important part of the booming industrial revolution with the Textile and Engineering industries particularly providing the wealth to the region.

In 1881, the height of the mid Victorian generation, a small group of enthusiasts began to play the relatively new game of Lawn Tennis on a small pocket of land off Halifax Road. Within a short space of time they had formed the Huddersfield Lawn Tennis Club, making it one of the oldest clubs in Yorkshire. On its first anniversary the membership stood at around 180 people.

1884 marked the start of the Club’s unbroken affiliation to the Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Association. The grounds were steadily extended and after the 2nd world war in 1947 four new courts were opened.

The game of squash came to the club later although in the early 1900’s a single wooden court was purchased from Chapel Allerton Tennis Club, Leeds. It was only much later in the 1970’s when Squash became so popular that the club extended the Squash facilities to 5 courts. Two of which are now recently refurbished glass back courts with viewing areas.