[1] Sybil "Queenie" Fenton Newall was born in Hare Hill House, Littleborough, Rochdale (part of her father's estate) on 17 October 1854.

The expected winner of the women's archery, Alice Legh, chose not to compete, and so Queenie's main rival was Lottie Dod who was a sporting all-rounder.

[3] On the first day of the Archery competition, the weather in White City Stadium was so poor that the event was stopped at one point.

The victory made Queenie the oldest woman to win an Olympic medal, at the age of 53 years and 275 days, a record which still stands as of 2012.

Her father was a merchant and owned Hare Hill House and estate in Littleborough, Lancashire.