Played in Britain

Charting the heritage of a nation at play

We publish books about Britain's sporting heritage. If you like an old scoreboard, or a mildewed pavilion; if you would like to know where to find the world's oldest bowling green, or the best Art Deco grandstand in London; if you're fed up with homogenised, commercialised sport, and long to dive into a Victorian swimming pool with gorgeous ceramic tiling; if you think potting balls all afternoon in a dimly-lit billiard hall is definitely not time mis-spent; if you have ever wondered why tennis and suburbia go together so well, then Played in Britain is for you...

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Hugely impressive and immensely important, Played in Britain (is) rapidly becoming the guardian of the nation's sporting heritage.

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Played in Glasgow launches at Aye Write festival

Played in Glasgow launches at Aye Write festival

March 5 2010

To celebrate the launch of our latest book, Played in Glasgow, author Ged O'Brien and series editor Simon Inglis will be talking about their research at the Mitchell Library, Glasgow, as part of the Aye Write Festival, on Friday March 12 at 6.00pm. Please note, the book will go on sale from this website on Monday, March 15, price £14.99. For more information, download the PDF.

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Played in Birmingham National Trust Lecture

Played in Birmingham National Trust Lecture

March 4 2010

Authors Simon Inglis and Steve Beauchampe will be delivering an illustrated lecture on sporting heritage in Birmingham on Tuesday, March 23 at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham, as part of the annual Birmingham Lecture Series, organised by the National Trust, the University of Birmingham and the Barber Institute. Tickets cost £7.50 (lecture only) or £15.00 (lecture and buffet) and can be purchased via 0121 414 7333. For more information, download the PDF.

Urgent appeal to save unique Roman racetrack

Urgent appeal to save unique Roman racetrack

February 8 2010

Campaigners in Colchester have until the end of the month to raise £200,000 and save the only chariot racetrack in Britain. The track, or circus, was discovered by chance on former Ministry of Defence land but could be lost to housing.

www.guardian.co.uk

www.romancircus.org

New website showcases Suffolk's Olympic heritage

New website showcases Suffolk's Olympic heritage

February 7 2010

A new online archive of Suffolk's Olympic and Paralympic successes, including swimmer Karen Pickering, has been launched in a bid to showcase the county's sporting heritage.

www.suffolklapofhonour.org.uk


Selected titles from Played in Britain

Charles Buchan's Spurs Gift Book

Charles Buchan's Spurs Gift Book

Edited by Simon Inglis

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Played in Liverpool

Played in Liverpool

Charting the heritage of a city at play

By Ray Physick

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A Load of Old Balls

A Load of Old Balls

Special Offer Price: £3.99

By Simon Inglis

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Full of warm nostalgia, but in a serious meaty way, absorbing detail and fascinating social history… the usual Played in Britain trick (is) luring you into their world and making you care as much as they do about something to which you’d barely given a thought before. And… the quality of the photography is superb.

The Observer

For me, this series of books is invaluable. Previous lack of attention by sports historians to the built environment and the way this reflected or impacted on sport is now being redressed. Long may this excellent work continue.

Richard W Cox (University of Manchester) Sport in History

I love your books... keep this wonderful stuff coming.

Brenda Grace, Pontefract