Wimbledon can’t really disguise change when it’s a £70m roof | Matthew Engel


A club that prides itself on tradition lets the mask slip a little with an addition that – for now, at least – feels like a luxury item

The crumbling porch at the entrance of that once fine edifice, the United Kingdom, is held up by a series of Corinthian columns: the monarchy, the great public schools, the ancient universities …

They have much in common. A rich patina of tradition suffuses everything they do. They all run their own operations skilfully; and they have the knack of creating an image of constancy while continually updating themselves, a process assisted by having vast reserves of money.

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