Dave 'Him Over There' Proudlove 🏴☠️
@daveproudlove.bsky.social
Writer - urbanism, place, football, buildings, music | Published by Pitch Publishing | Appears in Turnstiles, Football Heritage, Brum Dispatch, Tribune & others | Socialist | Dad to Dylan | #MDANT
'King of obscurity' - KFC
'King of obscurity' - KFC
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Wood & Goldstraw remodelled Gordon Pottery in Tunstall during the 1920s. The site became the subject of a famous Reg Haggar painting
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
The 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
The 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
November 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Wood & Goldstraw remodelled Gordon Pottery in Tunstall during the 1920s. The site became the subject of a famous Reg Haggar painting
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
The 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
The 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
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I have no idea why a centre left government has a problem with this combination, but they appear to.
November 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I have no idea why a centre left government has a problem with this combination, but they appear to.
Reposted by Dave 'Him Over There' Proudlove 🏴☠️
I didn't have Reform playing the populist card in relation to charging for premium car parking at the Trafford Centre. This is simply TC seeking to squeeze some of the consumer surplus out of its customers and nothing to do with "car crime". The TC has 10,000 free car parking spaces.
November 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I didn't have Reform playing the populist card in relation to charging for premium car parking at the Trafford Centre. This is simply TC seeking to squeeze some of the consumer surplus out of its customers and nothing to do with "car crime". The TC has 10,000 free car parking spaces.
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And to even things up. A nice drawing of Bradford's double-faced stand - its other side served the county cricket ground.
November 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
And to even things up. A nice drawing of Bradford's double-faced stand - its other side served the county cricket ground.
Wood & Goldstraw rebuilt the Alexandra Palace in Longton in 1927 after a fire. It became the famous Shelleys Laserdome
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
November 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Wood & Goldstraw rebuilt the Alexandra Palace in Longton in 1927 after a fire. It became the famous Shelleys Laserdome
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
Reposted by Dave 'Him Over There' Proudlove 🏴☠️
Pittshill Primitive Methodist Chapel is the oldest A.R. Wood building still standing
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
November 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Pittshill Primitive Methodist Chapel is the oldest A.R. Wood building still standing
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
Reposted by Dave 'Him Over There' Proudlove 🏴☠️
Wood Goldstraw Yorath's fingerprints can be found all over North Staffordshire
'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story' will tell the tale
'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story' will tell the tale
November 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Wood Goldstraw Yorath's fingerprints can be found all over North Staffordshire
'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story' will tell the tale
'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story' will tell the tale
Reposted by Dave 'Him Over There' Proudlove 🏴☠️
Wood & Hutchings remodelled and converted the Burslem Coffee House into the Liberal Club in 1902
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
November 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Wood & Hutchings remodelled and converted the Burslem Coffee House into the Liberal Club in 1902
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
Reposted by Dave 'Him Over There' Proudlove 🏴☠️
November 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Reposted by Dave 'Him Over There' Proudlove 🏴☠️
November 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Reposted by Dave 'Him Over There' Proudlove 🏴☠️
Good to see the old #RoyalDoulton gates survive on Nile Street #Burslem
November 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Good to see the old #RoyalDoulton gates survive on Nile Street #Burslem
Reposted by Dave 'Him Over There' Proudlove 🏴☠️
November 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Reposted by Dave 'Him Over There' Proudlove 🏴☠️
November 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Pittshill Primitive Methodist Chapel is the oldest A.R. Wood building still standing
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
November 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Pittshill Primitive Methodist Chapel is the oldest A.R. Wood building still standing
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
Wood Goldstraw Yorath's fingerprints can be found all over North Staffordshire
'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story' will tell the tale
'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story' will tell the tale
November 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Wood Goldstraw Yorath's fingerprints can be found all over North Staffordshire
'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story' will tell the tale
'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story' will tell the tale
Wood & Hutchings remodelled and converted the Burslem Coffee House into the Liberal Club in 1902
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
November 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Wood & Hutchings remodelled and converted the Burslem Coffee House into the Liberal Club in 1902
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
November 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
November 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Good to see the old #RoyalDoulton gates survive on Nile Street #Burslem
November 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Good to see the old #RoyalDoulton gates survive on Nile Street #Burslem
November 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
November 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Reposted by Dave 'Him Over There' Proudlove 🏴☠️
"A perfect football pitch is not required. What’s required is a place that feels sufficiently owned"
Out in 2026 via Pitch Publishing
'Street Football: The Real Grassroots of the Beautiful Game'
#StreetFootball
📸 Mirrorpix
Out in 2026 via Pitch Publishing
'Street Football: The Real Grassroots of the Beautiful Game'
#StreetFootball
📸 Mirrorpix
November 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
"A perfect football pitch is not required. What’s required is a place that feels sufficiently owned"
Out in 2026 via Pitch Publishing
'Street Football: The Real Grassroots of the Beautiful Game'
#StreetFootball
📸 Mirrorpix
Out in 2026 via Pitch Publishing
'Street Football: The Real Grassroots of the Beautiful Game'
#StreetFootball
📸 Mirrorpix
Reposted by Dave 'Him Over There' Proudlove 🏴☠️
During the 1960s, Wood Goldstraw Yorath moved into offices in Hanley's Gordon Chambers
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
November 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
During the 1960s, Wood Goldstraw Yorath moved into offices in Hanley's Gordon Chambers
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
Reposted by Dave 'Him Over There' Proudlove 🏴☠️
November 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Reposted by Dave 'Him Over There' Proudlove 🏴☠️
"Give a child a pocket of space, a forgiving culture, and a cheap ball, and the old magic returns"
Out in 2026 via Pitch Publishing
'Street Football: The Real Grassroots of the Beautiful Game'
#StreetFootball
Out in 2026 via Pitch Publishing
'Street Football: The Real Grassroots of the Beautiful Game'
#StreetFootball
November 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
"Give a child a pocket of space, a forgiving culture, and a cheap ball, and the old magic returns"
Out in 2026 via Pitch Publishing
'Street Football: The Real Grassroots of the Beautiful Game'
#StreetFootball
Out in 2026 via Pitch Publishing
'Street Football: The Real Grassroots of the Beautiful Game'
#StreetFootball