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Engineering Archie • Played at the Pub • Played in Birmingham • Played in Glasgow • Played in Liverpool • Played in Manchester • Played in Tyne and Wear • The Best of Charles Buchan's Football Monthly • Charles Buchan's Arsenal Gift Book • Charles Buchan's Liverpool Gift Book • Charles Buchan's Manchester United Gift Book • Charles Buchan's Spurs Gift Book
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Thematic studies
Britain's sporting architecture and landscapes, fully illustrated with contemporary and archive images. Plus a pocket-sized history of balls from the nation’s museums and trophy cabinets.
Great Lengths
The historic indoor swimming pools of Britain
By Dr Ian Gordon and Simon Inglis
Liquid Assets
The lidos and open air swimming pools of Britain
By Janet Smith
Uppies and Downies
The extraordinary football games of Britain
By Hugh Hornby
Engineering Archie
Archibald Leitch - football ground designer
By Simon Inglis
City titles
Lavishly illustrated and adopting a completely new approach to the study of sporting and urban history.
Played in Tyne and Wear
Charting the heritage of a city at play
By Lynn Pearson
Played in Birmingham
Charting the heritage of a city at play
By Steve Beauchampé & Simon Inglis
Played in Liverpool
Charting the heritage of a city at play
By Ray Physick
