NOW SOLD Burroughs & Watts table

Deposit paid to selling client . so NOW SOLD .

We have a client who wishes to sell a very nice top of the range Steel cushion
Burroughs & Watts full size snooker table .
The table will come with a full range of accessories as in photo’s and a 4 hander modern scoreboard .
The table has the benifit of heated slates and thermostat .
Take a look at the photos , and you will see this table looks to be good order .
My seller is willing to dismantle and help load to any courier you send with suitable transport .
He is also willing to deliver in dismantled form to a ground floor location at buyers cost depending on miles travelled and fuel costs .
Thus enabling you to use a more local to you Billiard table fitting firm .

***Also you have the option to get a quote from GCL billiards to dismantle and blanket wrap load up the table , and deliver and set it up to Ground floor only , and Geoff will give you a price on that , once post codes are provided to find the miles involved to travel .

All inquiries to Geoff at GCL billiards

Please note the old antique life pool scoreboard is not for sale , and is not included in this package , but a modern 4 hander board is .
All the rests balls and triangle are included .
You could discuss with the seller what is actually going with the table .
As I put buyer in touch with the seller and there is no middle man or hidden fees to pay for the Buyer .
As a Private sale We advise to try the table out before buying .

George wright Victorian , circa pre 1895 . £1500 NOW SOLD !

SOLD SOLD SOLD TABLE IS NOW SOLD , Another table advertised privately through GCL Billiards , we helped the seller find a buyer , if you have a table for sale please contact us to advertise it is free , and we only charge a smaller percentage in commission to find a buyer , and we could arrange to move the table and relocate for the buyer .
*We advise any buyer to view and try before buying


10ft Table is now sold and is being set up in George wrights old home !

We have a client who has a very nice professionally cut down from full size to 10ft size
by Sir William Bentley Billiards .
and from the photo’s it looks in superb condition .
The table is dismantled and professionally stored in Dorchester .
Ready for collection .
My client is asking for a very reasonable £1500 for this very nice Victorian Carved Tulip legged Mahogany table .
The table was fully refurbished and installed by Sir william Bentley billiards at great cost , sadly the owners Father has passed away and the table is now for sale , after discussion a value of £1500 is agreed by the seller .
This is for the table as is in storage with all parts , as stored by the Billiards company he chose to store it .You can get a price from the Billiard company in Dorset to deliver and set back up .
Or you could collect the table yourself in a medium transit sized van .
then use a company of your choice to set back up .
Please study the photos , all accessories to play the game of snooker is included in the table sale .



A bit of History of George Wright and how the royal warrent became avialable to them as shown in centre of the end plaque here , This original George Wright & Co… ivory end plate , shows the Prince of Wales feathers to the left , this would be Queen Victoria’s son, and would succeed Victoria to become Edward the VII , he became King in January 1901 after Queen Victoria’s Death .
Victoria prefered Thurston and Burroughs and watts tables as chosen by her for Buckingham Palace and Osbourne House , Edward favoured George Wrights and had many installed at the Royal Palace’s and country homes after victoria’s passing , and the Thurston table was removed from Buckgham Palace and replaced with a George Wright table in May 1897 when Victoria was still based in Osbourne house after Prince Alberts passing .
The Duke of York feathers to the right of the plaque belongs to Edwards Son George , later to become King George V , followed his father choice of billiard table manufacturer to the Royal Household of George Wright .

We are not saying this now 10ft table once belonged to the Royal Family , only that the Royal’s chose this maker after 1901 for Buckingham Palace and I believe is still located in there .
This table would grace any home and would be a prized asset to the Household , and a talking point , steeped in tradition of Royal choice of Billiard table manufacturer .
Now in a much desired size of 10ft to fit a house not having room for a full size 12ft .
And I must say from the photos provided by the seller , it has been converted very well to resize the table to a 10ft .
The polish looks in excellent order .

Brass cushion bolt cover buttons complete the renovation , to match in with the brass finger pocket plates and rest hooks .

*** The advertised sale price does not include any transportion or setting up of the table .
so a quote is required from the Storage Billiard firm of Wessex Pool & snooker , to deliver and set back up .
The price of £1500 is as it stands in storage dismantled and ready for collection .
*** This is a private sale direct from the seller Mr B Smith .
GCL billiards is acting as Advert / Sales agent on behalf of Mr Smith .
You are buying direct from Mr B smith with no middle men fees added .

This table if sold by a Billiards / Snooker firm would be above the £5000 to £6500 price range .

Mr smith having consulted with GCL Billiards knows of the costs that someone would have to pay extra to have the table delivered and set up , and we have come up with a very fair price of value for a quick sale , taking into account those costs .

All inquiries to Geoff at GCL Billiards and we will put the buyer and seller together .

Just as added bit of info , Queen Victoria’s Thurston table that once stood in Buckingham Palace is for sale at £150.000
and has this plaque on the end of it , if anyone is interested in that table , I can put you in touch with the seller of this table too .

Burroughs and Watts 7ft Snooker / Pool Practice table , Built for Full size balls 2.1/16th or 2 inch balls . for Sale £1500 .

We have what can only be described as a fantastic Practice table , a Burroughs and watts build quality , thick slate with bolt into slate cushions , the cushion rubber is full size in full size blocks , so a full size ball or 2 inch ball could be used .
I would advise 2 inch balls though on this size of table .
This table is ideal if you play a lot of snooker yet do not have room for a full size snooker table .
the slates have nut inserts for the cushion bolts built into them just a like a full size slate bed table .
most small 7ft tables are built with wood screw on cushions , I would say 99% are made with wood screw on cushions , this table is built the same as a full size table .The table will come with two sets of balls , a pool and snooker set , rests and cues , light fitting , triangle .
the cloth and rubber was renewed and not played on much so is in very good order 9/10 condition .
I have Acetone’d erased the baulk and D lines out on dismantle, to erase the line for re-fitting of bed cloth .
Nets leathers and ball rails in very good condition .
Frame and cushions made from high grade Mahogany , Welsh slates , find another made as good as this one .
This can only be described as in Fantastic condition , and the photos back this up .
The price including delivery and set up on ground floor by qualified Billiards fitter is £1500 within 100 mile radius of Nottingham , or you can pick up yourself in dismantled and bubble wrapped parts for £1250 from Nottingham and I will help load the parts and slates .
Not many around built like this table . table is bubble wrapped and stored correct , ready for immediate delivery and set up .
I was the last fitter who worked on this table for my client , I replaced the rubber and the cloth .


All inquiries to Geoff at GCL billiards

ONLY USE MOBILE NUMBER TO CONTACT US, BT STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OLD COPPER WIRE UNDERGROUND . 077534 66064

We are having major problems with our BT connection , and this has resulted in our Land Line phone number being so unreliable , connection is very poor and sometimes not at all connected to the Phone , various engineers have been round and cannot fix it , we are waiting for Fibre to be installed in the road to get back to normal and a better connection once fibre is routed to our property .
Which we have been promised will be within 4 weeks time .
I hold my breath as 3 months have gone by since they first promised us this .
so far engineer has fitted , NEW HUB installed , new wires , new socket , disconnect old copper and use other copper wires to main box , still has not solved the problem .
Copper line Kelly company BT engineer blames Fibre engineer for the fault , Open reach Fibre engineer just say copper nothing to do with them .
So please use my Mobile number of 077534 66064 for any GCL billiards inquiries .
please be patient for a reply as I may be hands on a job fitting a table , or working on cushions in the workshop .
Leave a message and I will get back to you , but it may not be straight away .
You can still use our email as we have EE connection for internet as back up .
and we have a Dongle .
My email is c.large@btinternet.com

Thank you for your patience .

Geoff & Carol Large , GCL Billiards .

Aristocrat Steel Block table £4750 FITTED IS NOW SOLD DEPOSIT PAID

NOW ……..SOLD SOLD SOLD !
The table has now been reserved with a deposit direct to the seller .

Private sale direct from owner no middle men fees .
* We advise any buyer to view before buying .

In TV Tournament silver legs and frame embellishments … A , WPBSA COACH’S , personal table .

An rare opportunity due house move to purchase a much desired Riley Aristocrat with Steel Cushions , just like what the pro’s play on , this table will give you the same conditions as what Ronnie O’sullivan plays on .
The table is owned by a current WPBSA Snooker Coach , I have personally dismantled and set up three tables for this WPBSA Snooker Coach , each time upgrading from his first table a 9ft 3/4 size to a BCE full size standard cushion , then upgraded this Riley Aristocrat steel cushion table which is what he always wanted to aspire to .
These Riley Aristocrat Match tables are much better woodwork and build quality than the Chinese Star Table . ASK ANY BILLIARDS FITTER who has worked on both .
This table is for sale as a fitted table anywhere to ground floor with in 100 mile radius of Nottingham , if you are further away or have stairs then ask as we can get a quote for you .
I should think it is now due for a re-cloth and I am told it has mark on one of the cushion capping .
BUT …. The price includes all accessories shown including the lights.
A Brand new Riley Aristocrat today will cost you £11499 without steel cushions and £13249 with steel cushions ….so for £4750 delivered fitted and re-clothed bed and cushions in Hainsworth Match cloth .
And cushion capping’s stained and re-polished , that’s a saving of whopping…. £8499 from new price !

If anyone would like to make an offer for the table as it is without delivery and new cloth and cushion capping re-polished and stained , you are most welcome to do it that way if you have your own fitter and polisher .
This is the actual table in the photos with all accessories that is included with the Table as seen laid out in the photos .
plus the lights .

All inquiries to Geoff Large at GCL billiards .



Phones still playing up and also Internet connection very low .


***Although today as I post this , BT have sent us a Dongle to gain internet connection so it may work , which they should have done from day one as they disconnected copper lines , with no fibre even in the ground , and where their fault .

BT and Open Reach , still drag their heals in making a good connection for me
we are still operating mainly on my mobile phone 077534 66064
all though the land line phone has been working , it is a bit hit and miss .
Our internet is very low powered and some days impossible to even connect .
Please use mobile as contact until further notice .
If I do not answer it may be I am hands on , on a job , please leave a message and I will get back to you
Also I am away on Holiday from 17th May for two weeks , back in office on June 2nd .
Hopefully Open Reach and BT and the local planning office ( Council ) will have sorted our Fibre connection problems .
The road has to be dug up and we now find they have to gain Planning for that .
which has to take due course .

Not at my House .