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A Private sale direct from the seller , They do not make them like this anymore in this size table .
We have a client who wishes to sell on their very sturdy and built proper 3 section slate 7ft bed Snooker table , you do not come across these often as they are built to the same spec of a full size table .
inferior 7fts are thin one piece slate bed on a sub frame that have wood screw n cushions , this table has a very thick sectional slate bed , and the cushions bolt into the slate directly , giving a much better bounce .
Priced to sell at just £1500 OVNO , buyer arranges collection .
Comes with a range of accessories as shown in photos below .

Accessories included as seen in photo above .

As you can see from this underside photo the slate is in three sections and is very thick
and has the cushion insert threaded nuts inside the slate for cushions to bolt to .
spider and X rest and hooks also included .
Built just like a full size table would be .

As you can see the bolt head is substantial size bolt , this clamps the cushion up tight to the edge of the slate giving a far superior bounce than inferior thin slate wood screw on cushions .
3 bolts in each cushion .
Location of table is Southport , just above Liverpool .
Price is for the table and accessories only , and buyer arranges delivery through any billiard firm they wish to choose from in the UK .
We could quote to dismantle load deliver and erect ….. contact Geoff at GCL billiards for more information at c,large@btinternet.com .

Set up to ground floor only .

Before I go on to describe the table , this table is used by many billiard firms and re-badged as their own table . The specs may differ slightly from supplier , but the one I am selling also has the adjustable anti slate adjuster slate supports .
This adjusted slate bearer is something often missed out on tables and in my opinion is a must have built in option .
the table has 1.5 inch three thick sectional pin together slates , these are diamond honed flat ,
the cushions bolt to the slate and the slate has insert lug nuts , many 8fts are nothing more than a thin slate one piece , with thick subframe and the cushions are wood screwed on , NOT GOOD .
A good table must have bolt into slate cushions to get the best bounce from them , THIS TABLE has those type of quality build cushions and slate .
The table also benefits from match designed pocket plates as used on star tables on TV to give you that professional experience .

This table has riley match pocket plates , The titan model is used by Riley and rebranded Renaissance but they are the same identical table , this table is badge less ….something the previous owner wanted .
The table is bubble wrapped as it came in , the polish is in very good order .
The photo below is a library photo of an identical table , but trust me the polish is in the same condition
I will unwrap the cushions and re-cloth in Hainsworth match , and supply an 8ft bed cloth .

You have the choice of collecting the table as it is described above bubble wrapped for £2250 or delivered and fitted within 100 mile of Junction 25 of M1 ( Long Eaton ) at £2695 .

An 8ft Titan is around £5000 new delivered .
An 8ft Riley Renaissance is £7122 on the Riley web site
this table will look just as good as a new one , when it is set up with a brand new cloth on it .
but at Half the price of the Titan , and closer to a third of the cost of the Riley , yet it is the same table as both tables and manufactured by the same factory .

• Manufactured from only the finest Sapele Mahogany and selected hard woods throughout the table.
• West of England Strachan 6811 cloth provided as standard
> but we will have upgraded to better cloth Hainsworth Match cloth at no extra cost .
• Club cut slate as used in top snooker clubs throughout the world
• Highest quality premium slate – laser cut, three piece and 4.5cm thick
• Pocket moulded leathers made from hand selected English Cow hide leather
> Pocket plates are extra extra broad , as used in World Tournaments on Star and Riley Aristocrat tables .

I see many people asking for practice tables made up from cut down full size to around 6ft by 5ft
these can actually cost just as much as this 8ft table .
if you can accommodate a 8ft size table you will get the same potting experience of a full size on this 8ft table .
Also a good experience for playing pool on too , especially Chinese pool using a 2 inch or 2.1/6th ball .

SOLD SOLD SOLD

We have a selling client who wishes to sell their very nice 7ft supreme free play winner pool .
These are around £1750 new , A Green badge model and my selling client says just 2 to 3 years old .
so this table will have the upgraded solid cast chrome corners and not chrome plastic , it will have alloy cushion beading too and not plastic cushion beading . as can be seen in the photos .
Never had rough commercial use , always played at home from new and not much use as the cloth looks ok in the photos , just in need of a good brush and iron .
comes with cues and balls
For sale at just £800 buyer arranges collection , I will find out where it is located a adjust the advert later on .
You are buying direct from the seller , not from GCL billiards .
I may be able to quote for a pick up and delivery if this is in my area and is ground floor to ground floor , if not I could recommend other firms that do this .
Please note that delivery and set up is not in with the sale price .

TABLE NOW SOLD SOLD SOLD ,

the table with accessories has been sold but the lights are still for sale at £500

We have a client who wished to sell there very nice BCE Westbury steel match play cushioned Snooker Table , the table is one of the pair that was used in the 1982 Finals .
*** I am not sure if the actual table as used in the final or the one taken down to make way for the final table , as I find the engraved plaque a bit confusing to read what it exactly is .
But I have studied the 1982 final on you tube and some of the wood grain does match

Wood Grain match to compare as can be seen in this link .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1PuqKno_Ok

The table also comes complete with ornate lights , and scoreboard .

The 1982 World Snooker Championship (officially the 1982 Embassy World Snooker Championship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 30 April and 16 May 1982 at the Crucible Theatre, in Sheffield, England. It was the only event of the 1981–82 snooker season which carried world ranking points. Embassy, a British cigarette company, sponsored the tournament, and the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) governed the organisation of the event. It had a prize fund of £110,000, with the winner receiving £25,000.

The defending champion Steve Davis had defeated Doug Mountjoy with a score of 18–12 in the previous year‘s final. In 1982, Davis lost 1–10 to Tony Knowles in the first round. Alex Higgins won his second world title by defeating Ray Reardon 18–15 in the final. Ten century breaks were made during the tournament, the highest of which was a 143 scored by Willie Thorne.

This table is sold as seen in the photos with all certification and accessories .
and I will put you in touch with the owner or his son to arrange the purchase of the table , you will be buying direct from the seller and not from a dealer , who I think would ask for much more than the selling price .
Message from the owner ………Ideally this table we would like sold and moved before Christmas 2025 .

*** PLEASE NOTE *** The table does not include any dismantle , blanket wrapping or bubble wrapping , loading or delivery costs ,and does not include delivery and set back up costs , the buyer will have to sort this out either through GCL billiards or their own firm , at a price quoted ,once I know the post code and confirmation it is on ground floor no stairs involved .
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO USE GCL BILLIARDS . but we are a time served billiards fitter firm with nearly 50 years personal fitting experience .

Find another like this beauty , in 2015 I moved this table from Dorsett to Stone / Woodford area in Gloucester , a stones throw from Michael wood services on the M5 .
here is the link to that move .
https://gclbilliards.com/last-fitting-of-full-size-snooker-before-christmas-gcl-billiards-is-now-closed-until-january-4th-2016/

This table is a superb looking one , the large thick chunky legs with the scrolls on top .
The table has been dismantled and brought downstairs and is now stored at another property close to the Cotswolds .

This was the table when it was sited in the Dorsett property , before my client bought it and then had it transported to his Gloucester Farm Home .
This table may be a Burroughs and watts , it may be a Smith & Nelson or renovated by them
here is the report when I took it down for storage for my first selling clients .
copy and paste to see that report .

https://gclbilliards.com/a-very-ornate-snooker-table-for-sale-in-dorset-may-be-a-burroughs-and-watts-table/

if you read my link you will see he made a special fork lift cradle with rollers to pass the slates through a window from a Tele Handler extending beam fork lift .

This is the same table set back up with a re-cloth and new nets and leathers in December 2015 .
I do not know the condition of the cloth now , but home tables tend to get little use after the first 6 months of use .
It may require a re-cloth it may not .

Smith & Nelson Badge ….but it may be Burroughs and watts table renovated by them ?
The table is not steel block it is standard , so ignore this on the badge , it states they make steel cushions that’s all .
Which makes me believe this table was just renovated by them .
I will ask a billiard Historian (Peter Ainsworth ) if he knows the make of the table .
He has a vast collection of sales catalogues of the table manufacturers over the years .
But it is a very well made OAK table with welsh slate , probably made around 1920/30s ?
the price of the table does not include any pick up and fitting , also if requires a re-cloth take this on board if making an offer .
If you require a quote to have this table delivered and set up please contact Geoff or Carol at GCL billiards
at email

c.large@btinternet.com
01159 725355 Home / Office
07753 466064 mobile for Geoff

NOW SOLD ….NOW SOLD ….NOW SOLD !

The table has sold .

NOT FO SALE ANYMORE .

Sold as viewed on site from photos or by viewing before purchase .

We have a client wishing to sell there very top end model that Burnley billiard works produced ,
I have moved one of these before and that one was used by Rex Williams .
this is an identical model with its oversized squared off balloon legs .
the table looks very well made and solid table and is in excellent order , The cloth is in not bad condition and could be refitted back on .
The polish also looks in good order and not your usual scratched and scuffed working men’s club table .
the Price of £1000 is very good for this well made table , this is an on site price for the table and accessories as found .
Dismantle transporting and unloading and setting back up can be priced up through Geoff at GCL billiards , We do not do stair installs anymore though but you are free to use which ever billiard company you wish to choose .

Contact Geoff with your full post code and confirmation your install is on Ground floor and involves no more than one step or threshold ., and I will then give you a price based on miles travelled and if one or two days are involved .
Relocating is not a parcel force or Courier job , it involves two fitters and a van , the equipment to move the slates and the knowledge and experience to dismantle and set a table up . it is not a man and a van job .

Geoff Large at GCL Billiards has been in the billiard fitting trade for 47 years , first working for his uncle , then in 1980 he joined Elston & Hopkin billiards of Nottingham , working for Elston’s until 2012 , since 2012 working Self Employed billiard fitter to present day .
We do things a bit different when selling tables , we like to put buyer in touch with seller , rather than have a large premises storing tables and the expense or rent and rates , we try and do Private direct sales and move the table direct from premises to premises rather than have the added costings that go with resale of tables from a show room .
this way the Buyer gets the table at a very reasonable price and then adds the fitting charges to the Price , this total can be from 1/3rd savings upwards of retail prices of buying from a dealer .
Often we save the buyer not only Hundreds but into the thousands on the purchase of a table .
We then do not have the expensive overheads of Workshop / Warehouse / and showroom , Thus passing on those savings to our buying Clients .
And the seller gets a quicker sale as most sales are due to house move or room required for other purpose .

Not ready for the table yet , no worries as long as you have a Garage on site we can also Bubble wrap at cost of bubble wrap and tape , We will then put the table for storage on your site or Home , it does not take a lot of room up when dismantled and can be stored down the internal side of a garage taking up about 16 strip inch of space from the inner side wall .
but it is best you have your room ready or at least the flooring and ceiling done so you can have the table installed on delivery .

Buyer arranges collection
We have a client who wishes to sell their 9ft table complete with all accessories as per photos .
a good three welsh slate refurbished period table .
I do not know the actual manufacturer but Herbert Holt has a plaque on stating he refurbished it at some point in its life .
Polish looks in good condition .
Tulip carved mahogany legs with scrolls .

Herbert Holt was a billiards player born 1909 who formed a billiard repair company , son of another billiards player Willie Holt .

please contact Geoff at GCL billiards for further details

at c.large@btinternet.com

**** SOLD SUBJECT TO HOLDING DEPOSIT PAID .

It may require a re-cloth if you are picky , but cloth is good for a year or so in club use as it is .
my advice is go with whats on it and decide after a year if you wish to have a new cloth fitted .

This one is not to be missed and priced to sell , They are priced at £13000 new , check Riley web site for Aristocrat with steel cushions ,
This one is £3000 as is on site .
No score board or balls or lighting , are with the table but all rests are as seen in photo are .
any dismantle loading travel unloading and set up is extra to the advertised price .
if you require a quote for this work then please contact Geoff at GCL billiards with your post code .
We only do Ground floor installs .

Study the Photos , you will see that the woodwork is of exceptional condition , the cloth is also good ,
also the rubber is very good too , maybe the start of track wear marks in the corner pocket openings on the bed cloth , which will move a bit and will stretch down the fall on a restretch a bit .

The rests you see and hooks are all included , also the triangle , The seller is keeping his own set of match play balls and the scoreboard .
the last time I hade one of these up for sale on the web site with Steel cushions , it sold within a couple of days , also at the same price as this one .
They do not hang around long and if you compare them with a TV Tournement Chinese star table the Aristocrat are a better table .
This one has not been messed with and had the legs sprayed silver or gold , Proof it has good woodgrain legs of higher quality than those sprayed silver .
as the best wood grained ones where kept for pollished wood .

If you are a high class player or even a keen person who requires one of the best made TOURNAMENT tables for modern game play , then this is the table to buy .
It would be my own choice out of all the tbales that have been used on TV tournaments these where the best model .
And the most asked for when people looking for a Tournament steel cushion table phones to ask do I know of any second hand ones available .
It is priced to sell at just £3000 as is on site , I would say after a move relocation set up and a 30 oz Strachan 6811 tournament re-cloth you may get a little bit of change from £5000 maybe a bit more if you wnated a Hiansworth match cloth on it .
Price for any move will require post codes and the more we have to travell and maybe stop over if extra long distance , then the more it will cost .

As you can see almost mint find one better for £3000