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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 .

We have a client wishing to sell their 10ft Snooker table , this table has 8 legs most 10fts have legs , so this is styled just the same as a 12ft full size .
Modern built table , manufacturer unknown , supplied by Ace snooker company which I think where based in Scotland from research .
The table will come with cues , rests , cue rack wall mounted , scoreboard 4 hander , dust cover , lighting , table iron , Brush and balls and triangle .
Priced at £750 as it stands in the room , if it was on the ground floor location it would have been £1500 for a rare to find 8 leg 10ft snooker table .

PLEASE NOTE … This table is located upstairs so any buyer must supply the man power to get the 5 slates downstairs and all woodwork without any damage to stair case or carpets .
Plus side to this is the slates do not weigh as much or as thick as a full size set , It would be best for a person based in Cornwall or Devon to have this table .
so that any fitting team could travel and stay over in Hotel B&B to get this moved over two days including the traveling .

Any removal dismantle loading delivery and set back up is NOT included or implied in the sale
BUYER must make arrangements for this work and pay for this extra .
Billiard fitting is a skilled art and a professional removal team is required .
so please employ a Professional to relocate the table .

As you can see this is the stairs involved , you must be very careful to get the correct team in to remove this table to get the slate downstairs with out damage to stair case or carpet .
I would suggest a strip of old carpet and blankets is used , and the making of a slate slide .
At £750 the seller has allowed for any buyer to get the extra man power in to get this table downstairs ,as if it was on the ground floor the table would be priced at £1500 .
Not many 10fts about for sale , and not many with 8 legs , so if you are on the lookout for one this one not to be missed , Priced to sell at just £750 will that is pictured with it as table accessories . .
BUYER TO ARRANGE FOR DISMANTLE AND MOVE .

We have a client who has sold a full size snooker table , and the buyer has gone for a modern lighting system so did not require this type of lighting , An replica ornate one that was with the table , the table with the light was advertised at £3000 with the light , and an offer without the light of £2500 was accepted for the table .
Although this Ornate replica light is worth much more , our seller requires a firm £500 for the light .
anyone looking for a traditional old school look for the billiard / snooker room , this is one of the best lights on the market in this style .
comes with 6 shades to the light fittings .
and is secured by three fixings and not one or two like some are .
please study the photos , to see what an exceptional light this is .
and at £500 is priced to sell , buyer to arrange collection .
Light is collect from Boston Lincolnshire .

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