PRICELESS trophies, score books and photos have been lost after a fire completely gutted the clubhouse at Hampton Hill Cricket Club.
More than 20 firefighters were called to battle the blaze which started in the pavilion, in Bushy Park, near Hampton Hill High Street, just after 3am on Saturday (October 9) morning.
Using hose reels were able to bring it under control and extinguished it just before 5.30am, but the pavilion had been destroyed. The devastating fire claimed a lot of memories from the club's 155 year history, including trophies and old photos.
A spokesman for the club, said: "It is with great sadness that we have to report there has been a major fire at the Hampton Hill CC Clubhouse. Nobody was hurt, but the building has been totally destroyed. For the purposes of safety to the public, the building will be demolished as soon as possible.
"The club takes out insurance for events like this, and we have already started putting plans together for the reinstatement of the building. We will do everything we can to ensure that the club can continue to function as normally as possible in 2011. There are many priceless things which have been lost as a result of this incident, including photos, score books and trophies.
"However, we will of course endeavour to rebuild the clubhouse in a manner which preserves as much of the tradition and heritage of our 155 year old club."
Gas cylinders which were in the clubhouse at the time had to be cooled down by firefighters after the fire had been put out.
Although the pavilion was mostly destroyed by the fire, the building was demolished during Saturday for safety reasons according to a Royal Parks spokeswoman. The site has been fenced off while builders remove the rubble.
The cause of the fire in currently being investigated by the London Fire Brigade.
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