When were revetted bunkers introduced?

[Mark_Rowlinson]

Having seen Frank Pont's post about bunkers on Open Championship courses and today's post about dummed down bunkers, I am aware that revetted bunkers may be a newer invention than I thought - I assumed they had been there for centuries. When were they introduced (and where?).

[Jim_Kennedy]

Mark,
I recall reading somewhere that the first use of them was at St. Andrews and that they came into being because the 'new' iron headed clubs were tearing up the faces. 

If I remember where I read that I'll post it.     

[Melvyn Morrow]

Jim

Did you mean Fife or are you sticking with St Andrews?

Melvyn

[Jim_Kennedy]

MM,
I meant at TOC.

[Ally Mcintosh]

Revetted bunkers were certainly used at TOC in the 1800's.... Perhaps Melvyn could re-post his picture of Hell that had one wall retained with sod...

They are far from a new invention.

[Jim_Kennedy]

If it's true that they came into being around the time that iron clubs became popular it would place them in the early to mid 1800s. Not a modern device, but certainly not part of golf's first few hundred years.

[Melvyn Morrow]

Ally

Hell Bunker 1885


Hell Bunker pre 1897

[Duncan Cheslett]

Why are four blokes stood in the bunker watching a fifth take his shot? Were they just posing for that new fangled 'photography' thing?