St Lawrence Lime St Lawrence Lime The St Lawrence Lime Tree was a at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury, Kent, England. It was located within the boundary ropes of the cricket pitch which required special rules. In 2005, it was broken in two in high winds. It is not known when the tree was planted but it is known that it was already full-grown in its location in 1847, when the St Lawrence Ground was opened. The St Lawrence Ground was built around the tree, which was located within the boundary ropes. As a result of the St Lawrence Ground being the
TCA Ground where it currently stands, (where the kiosk and DOSA Football Clubrooms currently stand) but was blown over by a gale in 1947, it was again blown down in 1995 and was rebuilt in late 1999. The ground was opened with much fanfare in 1882, with the TCA played a visiting Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) XI, and although the scorecard is lost, the TCA was soundly trounced. One of the early problems the ground faced was the drought which struck southern Tasmania towards the end of the 19th century. The pitch cut up and was virtually unplayable. On one occasion Edward