English Chess Forum

Hi Gerard, Thanks for the post and interest. This Mr Copleston is no relation but I'm not surprised to see the name in Devon as the village of Copplestone is located there from where the name derived around the twelfth century. Nice to know that the chess playing gene is widely spread though. I've n...

Hi Geoff, Many, many thanks for the suggestions and research. The box was presented to 'Benjamin' aged 17 when he left to become a grocers assistant 20 miles away and so it is unlikely to be a work related gift. It was either from his 57 year old father, perhaps containing some sort of male 'essenti...

The box was presented to B P Copleston, my great grandfather on his leaving Wrexham. I have no evidence that he was a chess player but his step brother was the captain, and one of the leading players of the Wrexham club, and therefore chess was in the family, and B P may well have been a member. The...

The plaque has an engraving presenting to an ancestor in 1897. Whether the chess set was ever connected is unknown

Thanks for the comments, yes, the pieces are weighted with what appears to be lead. Felt is in place, green and in good comparable condition.
Thanks again

Good afternoon, I would be grateful for any opinions on the chess set I inherited around the mid 1970's. I've attached a few photos which may be of some help. I assume the set is a 'Staunton style' but know little else about it. There are no markings on any piece to indicate any make and so I'm assu...