Mr Bridge before the 1st WW was a Manager of the Lozells Roller  
Skating Rink, Erdington, Birmingham, in 1911 or may be a few years  
earlier. He continued there but the roller skating rink at some time  
before the War closed, possibly due to the War or may be the rink  
became a Cinema ?

Unfortunately, I have found no other information on him except the  
date of his death from his death certificate. This was on 23rd  
November 1938. His address being at Glebelands, Cinema Nursing  
Retirement Home ? at Wokington, Berks. His occupation then was –  
retired cinema manager.

I contacted this Retirement Home a little while ago for any  
information but they were not helpful quoting the Data Protection  
Act. All I simply wanted to know was where had he been a Cinema  
Manager from after the 1st World War until he entered the Retirement  
Home.

I have searched the Birmingham Library records of Cinema publications  
in the area with no success but an retired Birmingham ex-cinema  
manager recalled his name vaguely, and thought that he may have  
worked in Nottingham ?

My interest in Mr Bridge is because he was the founder of the  
National Roller Hockey Association in 1904 and was in those days a  
Roller Skating Rink Manager fancy trick roller skater and a former  
roller speed Champion.

Can you please help in this matter.

Your sincerely

Roger Pout, 68, Bognor Drive, Herne Bay, Kent CT6 8QR
Hon Life Member NRHA and Historian,
Gen Sec, Kent County Roller Hockey Association,
Publisher; “The early Years of English Roller Hockey 1885 – 1914″