Foreword by Rod Sheard
Introduction
1. Played in London
SPORTSCAPES
2. Open space
3. River Thames
4. Crystal Palace Park
5. Wembley Park
6. Lea Valley
7. Dulwich
8. Westway
SPORTS BUILDINGS
9. Pavillions
10. Grandstands
11. Membership clubs and institutes
12. Company sports clubs
13. Gymnasiums and drill halls
14. Billiard halls
15. Skateparks
16. Outdoor swimming pools
17. Indoor swimming pools
SPORTS
18. Bowls
19. Archery
20. Cricket
21. Golf
22. Football
23. Rugby
24. Real tennis
25. Fives
26. Rackets and squash
27. Lawn tennis
28. Athletics
29. Cycling
30. Greyhound racing
31. Speedway
32. Conclusions
Links
Credits
Index
Simon Inglis has written and contributed to numerous books on the history, architecture and heritage of sport.
Simon Inglis is rightly renowned for his writing on the cultural
significance of stadia and other sporting buildings. Simon's
'Played in Britain' project has helped transform our understanding
of what these structures mean to their localities, and his latest
account of this relationship, 'Played in London' not only continues
the richness of Simon's explanation but is unarguably his finest
book in this extraordinary 'Played in...' series yet.
Mark Perryman, Philosophy Football
The epic breadth of sport and places covered with a forensic level
of research is something to marvel at. ... a beautiful
encyclopaedia of London's sporting and social history.
Sport Magazine
Sports historian Inglis's compendium of facts, figures, stories,
street signs and photos is the perfect present for sports loving
Londoners.
Neil O'Sullivan, Financial Times
What makes this journey so enjoyable is Simon Inglis' witty,
sagacious and tremendously informative text... London's sporting
heritage could have no finer guardian and watch-keeper.
Groundtastic
A sumptuous, meticulously researched book... also a cracking good
read.
Matthew Syed, The Times
This magnificent tome will stand as the masterwork authority on the
capital’s sporting heritage for many decades to come. We picked it
up with only a passing interest in sport. We put it down, 240,000
words later, with a newfound appreciation for the stadia, pitches
and sporting traditions of the capital... It’s not only a
publishing achievement of the highest order, but also an immensely
good read.
Londonist.com
Our Book of the Year... Quite simply an exceptional work of social
and architectural history. Deeply researched, superbly written,
beautifully designed and printed with hundreds of photos,
illustrations and maps.
London Historians
This latest volume from Simon Inglis provides a fascinating
portrait of the sporting grounds in the 2012 Olympic City of
London. ... Magnificent illustrations, many of them reproduced for
the first time in many years, are complemented by a bright,
informative but never over powering text.
Philip Barker, Journal of Olympic History
This is a quite remarkable publication and I am not at all sure
that I - or any reviewer - can do it justice; you must see it for
yourself to discover the range, the depth and the detail, all of
which are soon evident. ... It cannot ve too highly
recommended.
Gerald Gurney, The Tennis Collector
Simon Inglis's writing is lucid, personal and thought provoking.
... the book is endlessly fascinating in its detail and depth. It
is almost impossible to do full justice to such a compendious
publication - there are hundreds of illustrations (photographs,
paintings, drawings, maps and more) which enhance and illuminate
the text.
Richard Pugh, Journal of the Islington Archaeology & History
Society
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