Links
Here are links to some of the many organisations Played in Britain has come across in its researches. If you would like us to feature your site, send an email with full details to . Also, please visit our featured museum archive.
Britain's sporting museums
- National Football Museum, Preston
- Scottish Football, at Hampden Park
- Rugby Union, at Twickenham
- Lawn Tennis, at Wimbledon
- River and Rowing, at Henley
- Golf, at St. Andrews
- Cricket, at Lords
- Badminton at Milton Keynes
- Horse Racing at Newmarket
- Surfing at Brighton
- Bradford City AFC at Valley Parade
- Warwickshire CCC at Edgbaston
- Arsenal FC at the Emirates Stadium
- Lancashire County Cricket Club at Old Trafford
- Liverpool FC at Anfield
- Manchester United FC at Old Trafford
General sporting heritage
- Cricketing heritage in Calderdale and Kirklees
- lidos - the definitive site
- Groundtastic - the football grounds fanzine site
- Salford Lads Club
- Falkland Palace, the world's oldest tennis court
- Roman circus in Colchester
- British Society of Sports Historians
- Joseph Strutt online edition
- Martin Polley's sport history blog
- Rugby football history
- Traditional games
Pool campaigns
- The London Pools Campaign
- Victoria Baths, Manchester
- Cleveland Pleasure Baths, Bath
- King's Meadow Swimming Pool
- Save Britain's Heritage
- Save Broomhill Lido, Ipswich
- Kentish Town Baths, London
- Save Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
- www.outdoorswimmingsociety.com
- Govanhill Baths, Glasgow
- Ladywell Pool, Lewisham, London
- Moseley Road Baths, Birmingham
- Poplar Baths, east London
- Victoria Leisure Centre, Nottingham
Friends of Played in Britain
- our esteemed publishers and partners: www.english-heritage.org.uk
- sponsors of Played in Liverpool: www.liverpool08.com
- sponsors of Played in Manchester: www.manchester.gov.uk
- sponsors of Played in Birmingham: www.birmingham.gov.uk
- sponsors of Engineering Archie, designers of the new Wembley, the new Emirates Stadium, the Reebok Stadium and many more fine buildings: www.hoksve.com
- sponsors of Liquid Assets, S&P Architects have designed numerous swimming pools around Britain and are currently planning the refurbishment of London Fields Lido in east London: www.s-parchitects.com
If your company would be interested in sponsoring future Played in Britain titles please contact us
Uppies and Downies
- Ashbourne Shrovetide football
- Haxey Hood game
- Kirkwall Ba' Game
- More Kirkwall Ba' Game
- Doc Rowe archive
- Eton Wall Game
- Pathe News for film clips of games at Ashbourne, Alnwick, Chester-le-Street and others
- Wacky Nation - crazy British goings-on
- Workington Uppies and Downies
Architecture and atmosphere
- Pastscape
- 20th Century Society
- Victorian Society
- Cinemas
- Classic cafés
- Peter Ashley's Unmitigated England
- Old tube stations
- National Piers Society
- Victorian Turkish baths
- Lost London
- Corrugated iron... yes, really
- Tin tabernacle website too
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Featured museum
The MCC Museum at Lord's
No need to be a cricket buff to enjoy this, said to be the oldest sports museum in the world.
If combined with a tour of the grounds it provides for one of the best days out in London. The Long Room alone is a treasure trove of fine art, while the futuristic Media Centre (designed by the ultra trendy architects, Future Systems), the Michael Hopkins-designed Mound Stand and the more recent Grandstand, by Nicholas Grimshaw, all rank highly amongst the best examples of modern sports architecture in Britain.
A bastion of privilege Lord's might be, but by goodness the MCC sure know how to commission good buildings, and it is as well to go sooner rather than later because there are current plans for more new construction. Meanwhile, two exhibitions currently running at the Lord's museum are well worth a visit. The first focuses on the life and career of Brian Lara.
The second is titled Going to the Cricket: 300 Years of English Fan Culture. Apparently this is the first time Lord's have concentrated on spectators rather than players, using a series of displays to tell the story of how spectating has evolved from alehouse regulars in the 18th century to the modern day Barmy Army.
The museum plans to expand the exhibition in 2009 with comparative displays about spectator culture in Australia and the Indian sub-continent, together with an exploration of wider themes such as the development of the media, art and literature, cricket memorabilia and famous fans.
Visitors are also being asked to contribute their own experiences as spectators and to imagine what the game might be like for cricket spectators in the future.
The exhibition is open on all match days between 10.00am and 5.00pm and on other days via the organised tours. For details call 020 7616 8596. Cost for matchday admission to the Museum is £3 adults, £1 concessions. Tours, including the museum, cost £12 for adults, £6 concessions.