Sir Francis Drake playing bowls on Plymouth Hoe war memorial He had just introduced a

He had just introduced a scheme whereby small amounts could be saved in the Post Office Savings Bank by the accumulation of stamps

the verse 'The Dutch Bubblers'

Also pictured is Jim Simpson

Interior of Coopers' Hall with a representation of the drawing of the Glasgow lottery

Sir Francis Drake playing bowls on Plymouth Hoe war memorial He had just introduced aSir Francis Drake playing bowls on Plymouth Hoe, 1588 (c1900). The famous game of bowls supposedly played by Sir Francis Drake whilst awaiting the arrival of the Spanish Armada. The story, probably apocryphal, goes that when Drake was informed that the Armada had been sighted, rather than putting to sea immediately, he decided that he had time to 'finish the game and beat the Spaniards too'. From Peeps into the Past by Trelleek, published c1900.