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
New Park in Trentham was built by Wood & Goldstraw in 1935 for the Tellwright family of the Sneyd Colliery & Brickworks Company
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 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
New Park in Trentham was built by Wood & Goldstraw in 1935 for the Tellwright family of the Sneyd Colliery & Brickworks Company
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
"Every kick of a ball on the street was a revolutionary act. We fought the law, and we won; rebels with a cause - we came from the streets. Our revolution was not televised"
Out in 2026 via Pitch Publishing
'Street Football: The Real Grassroots of the Beautiful Game'
#StreetFootball
📸 Getty
Out in 2026 via Pitch Publishing
'Street Football: The Real Grassroots of the Beautiful Game'
#StreetFootball
📸 Getty
November 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"Every kick of a ball on the street was a revolutionary act. We fought the law, and we won; rebels with a cause - we came from the streets. Our revolution was not televised"
Out in 2026 via Pitch Publishing
'Street Football: The Real Grassroots of the Beautiful Game'
#StreetFootball
📸 Getty
Out in 2026 via Pitch Publishing
'Street Football: The Real Grassroots of the Beautiful Game'
#StreetFootball
📸 Getty
Wood & Goldstraw were responsible for the extension of Old Betty Plant's toffee works in Hanley in 1930, but since demolished
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 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Wood & Goldstraw were responsible for the extension of Old Betty Plant's toffee works in Hanley in 1930, but since demolished
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 built extensions (can be seen to the right) to the Wardle & Davenport offices in Leek. Sadly demolished
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 12, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Wood & Goldstraw built extensions (can be seen to the right) to the Wardle & Davenport offices in Leek. Sadly demolished
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
Delighted to make my debut for the Staffordshire Signal
'We Moved Mountains' - #StokeonTrent and its land reclamation heritage
'We Moved Mountains' - #StokeonTrent and its land reclamation heritage
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Delighted to make my debut for the Staffordshire Signal
'We Moved Mountains' - #StokeonTrent and its land reclamation heritage
'We Moved Mountains' - #StokeonTrent and its land reclamation heritage
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
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
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
"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
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
"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
Wood & Hutchings rebuilt Newport Pottery for Malkin Tiles in Middleport in 1899 after a fire before delivering an extension in 1902
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 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Wood & Hutchings rebuilt Newport Pottery for Malkin Tiles in Middleport in 1899 after a fire before delivering an extension in 1902
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
The Parish Church of St. John the Baptist in Barlaston was built by Wood Goldstraw Yorath in 1984
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 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The Parish Church of St. John the Baptist in Barlaston was built by Wood Goldstraw Yorath in 1984
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
Josiah
November 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Josiah
Barlaston Hall #Barlaston #NorthStaffordshire
November 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Barlaston Hall #Barlaston #NorthStaffordshire
Teapots (Ruthin Castle) #Ruthin #NorthWales
November 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Teapots (Ruthin Castle) #Ruthin #NorthWales
From the 1950s to the 1960s, Wood Goldstraw Yorath helped the NCB deliver a £7m modernisation of Florence Colliery
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 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
From the 1950s to the 1960s, Wood Goldstraw Yorath helped the NCB deliver a £7m modernisation of Florence Colliery
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
"If there is to be a reaction to the stultifying nature of the modern game, it will come from the streets"
Out in 2026 via Pitch Publishing
'Street Football: The Real Grassroots of the Beautiful Game'
#StreetFootball
📸 Ricky Adams via the British Culture Archive
Out in 2026 via Pitch Publishing
'Street Football: The Real Grassroots of the Beautiful Game'
#StreetFootball
📸 Ricky Adams via the British Culture Archive
November 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"If there is to be a reaction to the stultifying nature of the modern game, it will come from the streets"
Out in 2026 via Pitch Publishing
'Street Football: The Real Grassroots of the Beautiful Game'
#StreetFootball
📸 Ricky Adams via the British Culture Archive
Out in 2026 via Pitch Publishing
'Street Football: The Real Grassroots of the Beautiful Game'
#StreetFootball
📸 Ricky Adams via the British Culture Archive