Croydon Bowling Club dates back to 1749 when bowls was played on the meadow-land situated behind the ’Three Tuns’ Inn. The land, originally owned by the Archbishops of Canterbury from 1085 to 1758, extended from the Church House, known today as the Old Palace, to Surrey Street. The bowling green became part of a re-development in 1907, together with the Inn and other buildings in Surrey Street. This first class club today offers both first class indoor and outdoor bowling facilities in one location.