Examples of bowling green

• He probably expected the piece of waste ground to be developed as a playing field or bowling green or something of the kind.

• There is no doubt that if the premises were taken over by a private brewer that bowling green—a social amenity—would disappear.

• It has a bowling green, a quoiting rink—which is fairly unique—billiards, and, most important of all, a cinema.

• They could get houses, a bowling green and other amenities.

• They had built themselves a very fine bowling green.

• We have not a bowling green, because our bowling green was destroyed in the war.

• There is a minority that cares about the game of bowls, and the planners provide them with a bowling green.

• For example, the average capital cost of a bowling green is £25, and the average maintenance runs to £10 for a rink, or £60 for a green.