Simon Inglis / Played in Britain
@playedinbritain.bsky.social
Writer/lecturer/campaigner on sporting heritage/architecture + works of Archibald Leitch; erstwhile editor for Played in Britain + SGSA. Villa fan since 1962. Current professional status: 'semi-required'.
I had a lot of fun and a few teary moments dredging up these memories - thanks to @theodelaney for the invitation. Here's the second and final part: www.theodelaney.com/life-goals-l...
August 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I had a lot of fun and a few teary moments dredging up these memories - thanks to @theodelaney for the invitation. Here's the second and final part: www.theodelaney.com/life-goals-l...
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New Life Goals podcast with legendary writer, lecturer and campaigner Simon Inglis - @playedinbritain.bsky.social - out now. (Part two next week).
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July 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
New Life Goals podcast with legendary writer, lecturer and campaigner Simon Inglis - @playedinbritain.bsky.social - out now. (Part two next week).
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What a challenge (and not only to my shaky memory). My eight most memorable goals (mostly, but not all @avfc-official.bsky.social ) accompanied by eight tracks, and a good deal of verbiage on the side. Thanks to TheoDelaney #UTV theodelaney.com/life-goals-l...
July 29, 2025 at 9:45 AM
What a challenge (and not only to my shaky memory). My eight most memorable goals (mostly, but not all @avfc-official.bsky.social ) accompanied by eight tracks, and a good deal of verbiage on the side. Thanks to TheoDelaney #UTV theodelaney.com/life-goals-l...
Blimey @theguardian.com you gave me a start this morning
July 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Blimey @theguardian.com you gave me a start this morning
Recommend charming @BBCNorfolk series on Arthur Elvin (inc snippets from me). Never bothered who was in #FACupFinal as long as floral arrangements were in order! Revered in speedway & ice hockey circles. He & his wife were the real #Wembley 'twin towers'. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Secret Norfolk - The Man Who Made Wembley - 1. Prisoner of War - BBC Sounds
How a young Arthur Elvin went from odd jobs in Norwich to being a German prisoner of war.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Recommend charming @BBCNorfolk series on Arthur Elvin (inc snippets from me). Never bothered who was in #FACupFinal as long as floral arrangements were in order! Revered in speedway & ice hockey circles. He & his wife were the real #Wembley 'twin towers'. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
For all you aquatic aesthetes, Splash! @designmuseum is a quirky fun take on swimming lives & styles - Roger Deakin's Speedos, Jelly shoes, Terry Towelling robes, some great short films & a history of cozzies... dare one say, a veritable lucky dip... on till Aug 17.
April 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
For all you aquatic aesthetes, Splash! @designmuseum is a quirky fun take on swimming lives & styles - Roger Deakin's Speedos, Jelly shoes, Terry Towelling robes, some great short films & a history of cozzies... dare one say, a veritable lucky dip... on till Aug 17.
Delighted to support a member of the Historic Pools of Britain and a case study in our book Great Lengths – Bramley Baths in #Leeds where my mum grew up and I had a happy postgrad year in er... 1978. Note: Edwardian baths are a sadly diminishing liquid asset! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bramley-ba...
Help Bramley Baths Raise the Roof!
We need to raise £350,000 to give our heritage asset a cash injection through our first Community Share Offer.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
February 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Delighted to support a member of the Historic Pools of Britain and a case study in our book Great Lengths – Bramley Baths in #Leeds where my mum grew up and I had a happy postgrad year in er... 1978. Note: Edwardian baths are a sadly diminishing liquid asset! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bramley-ba...
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#Fulham #COYW #CravenCottage #FulhamFCHistory
@playedinbritain.bsky.social
Tape for crossbars, men in caps, mud and shoulder barges etc.,
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3/13...
@playedinbritain.bsky.social
Tape for crossbars, men in caps, mud and shoulder barges etc.,
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3/13...
February 9, 2025 at 1:22 AM
#Fulham #COYW #CravenCottage #FulhamFCHistory
@playedinbritain.bsky.social
Tape for crossbars, men in caps, mud and shoulder barges etc.,
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3/13...
@playedinbritain.bsky.social
Tape for crossbars, men in caps, mud and shoulder barges etc.,
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3/13...
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Have these ones on me - Turnstiles from my local Non-League clubs:- Corinthian Casuals (Ellisons) and Hampton & Richmond FC (Stevens & Sons Southwark - many layers of paint though!):-
February 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Have these ones on me - Turnstiles from my local Non-League clubs:- Corinthian Casuals (Ellisons) and Hampton & Richmond FC (Stevens & Sons Southwark - many layers of paint though!):-
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#Resisters
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January 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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TOP TEN FINISH? ⚽️
There are now just 10 copies left for sale of #AtTheMatch, the photobook by @wsc.co.uk featuring the work of Paul Thompson, Simon Gill and myself.
Get your copy of the compendium of unique #football #photography images here: www.wsc.co.uk/shop/at-the-...
There are now just 10 copies left for sale of #AtTheMatch, the photobook by @wsc.co.uk featuring the work of Paul Thompson, Simon Gill and myself.
Get your copy of the compendium of unique #football #photography images here: www.wsc.co.uk/shop/at-the-...
January 30, 2025 at 9:28 AM
TOP TEN FINISH? ⚽️
There are now just 10 copies left for sale of #AtTheMatch, the photobook by @wsc.co.uk featuring the work of Paul Thompson, Simon Gill and myself.
Get your copy of the compendium of unique #football #photography images here: www.wsc.co.uk/shop/at-the-...
There are now just 10 copies left for sale of #AtTheMatch, the photobook by @wsc.co.uk featuring the work of Paul Thompson, Simon Gill and myself.
Get your copy of the compendium of unique #football #photography images here: www.wsc.co.uk/shop/at-the-...
I do love a turnstile block - from #TunbridgeWells this is for entry to the magical highrocks.co.uk/attractions/...
Late Victorian, Edwardian?? Couldn't get close to panel to identify maker. Ellisons? Baileys? Stevens? Any takers?
Late Victorian, Edwardian?? Couldn't get close to panel to identify maker. Ellisons? Baileys? Stevens? Any takers?
January 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I do love a turnstile block - from #TunbridgeWells this is for entry to the magical highrocks.co.uk/attractions/...
Late Victorian, Edwardian?? Couldn't get close to panel to identify maker. Ellisons? Baileys? Stevens? Any takers?
Late Victorian, Edwardian?? Couldn't get close to panel to identify maker. Ellisons? Baileys? Stevens? Any takers?
Totally agree - yes I wrote the foreword but I would have endorsed this book anyway - its magnificent! Great choices, great photos, great text. Well played @leongladwellauthor.bsky.social
A stunning pornographic book from @leongladwellauthor.bsky.social that warms me in a way no book has since the mighty @playedinbritain.bsky.social (who writes the foreword) wrote The Football Grounds of Europe.
Buy it. Treat yourselves.
Buy it. Treat yourselves.
January 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Totally agree - yes I wrote the foreword but I would have endorsed this book anyway - its magnificent! Great choices, great photos, great text. Well played @leongladwellauthor.bsky.social
Mid '80s, charity game behind closed doors at Maine Rd. In front of the Kippax I dribble past #TonyBook - 21 years my senior. Hah! Then 10yds on, from nowhere, somehow he's back, nicking the ball with a knowing grin and an 'alright son!' A true old pro and proper gent!
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Tony Book: Manchester City legend dies aged 90
Former Manchester City captain Tony Book dies at the age of 90.
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January 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Mid '80s, charity game behind closed doors at Maine Rd. In front of the Kippax I dribble past #TonyBook - 21 years my senior. Hah! Then 10yds on, from nowhere, somehow he's back, nicking the ball with a knowing grin and an 'alright son!' A true old pro and proper gent!
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Gotta love ppl who work in book shops
January 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Gotta love ppl who work in book shops
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Happy 130th Birthday to the @nationaltrust.bsky.social, founded #OnThisDay in 1895.
Their iconic and enduring sprig of oak-leaves emblem was designed by Arts & Crafts wood carver Joseph Armitage in 1935, it was subtly modernised by David Gentlemen in 1982, and refreshed by Wolff Olins in 2009.
Their iconic and enduring sprig of oak-leaves emblem was designed by Arts & Crafts wood carver Joseph Armitage in 1935, it was subtly modernised by David Gentlemen in 1982, and refreshed by Wolff Olins in 2009.
January 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Happy 130th Birthday to the @nationaltrust.bsky.social, founded #OnThisDay in 1895.
Their iconic and enduring sprig of oak-leaves emblem was designed by Arts & Crafts wood carver Joseph Armitage in 1935, it was subtly modernised by David Gentlemen in 1982, and refreshed by Wolff Olins in 2009.
Their iconic and enduring sprig of oak-leaves emblem was designed by Arts & Crafts wood carver Joseph Armitage in 1935, it was subtly modernised by David Gentlemen in 1982, and refreshed by Wolff Olins in 2009.
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When you need to design two different book covers but you've only got one photo to use
January 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
When you need to design two different book covers but you've only got one photo to use
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🚴♂️ Fantastic to see the former Richard Dunn Sports Centre site back in use for the National Cyclo-Cross Trophy at the weekend, to kick-off Bradford 2025.
C20 & Ian Chalk Architects have proposed the Grade II building as a national home for skateboarding and wheelsports - here was the perfect taster!
C20 & Ian Chalk Architects have proposed the Grade II building as a national home for skateboarding and wheelsports - here was the perfect taster!
January 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
🚴♂️ Fantastic to see the former Richard Dunn Sports Centre site back in use for the National Cyclo-Cross Trophy at the weekend, to kick-off Bradford 2025.
C20 & Ian Chalk Architects have proposed the Grade II building as a national home for skateboarding and wheelsports - here was the perfect taster!
C20 & Ian Chalk Architects have proposed the Grade II building as a national home for skateboarding and wheelsports - here was the perfect taster!
Great timing Michael - let's hope mine is still good too! Tomorrow, as I approach my 70th birthday, and in advance of a possible band reunion, I will sit behind a drum kit for the first time in 15 years, six weeks after a back op and achin' all over ... the beat goes on, or maybe not...
I wrote about being a power drummer as you get old … www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
Never mind the back pain: how rock’s drummers cope with furious sets in their 70s
From Rat Scabies of the Damned to Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols, we ask rock and punk’s greatest drummers how they deal with long nights of fast songs – and uncover a story of arthritis, cardio and tur...
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January 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Great timing Michael - let's hope mine is still good too! Tomorrow, as I approach my 70th birthday, and in advance of a possible band reunion, I will sit behind a drum kit for the first time in 15 years, six weeks after a back op and achin' all over ... the beat goes on, or maybe not...
Having come late to this London oral history series – produced by digital:works – I'm telling everyone! So rich in oral and visual content. Worth exploring if London/heritage/history is your bag. Here's one on Brentford FC. digital-works.co.uk/brentford.html
digital:works | Documenting life-stories through creative participation
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January 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Having come late to this London oral history series – produced by digital:works – I'm telling everyone! So rich in oral and visual content. Worth exploring if London/heritage/history is your bag. Here's one on Brentford FC. digital-works.co.uk/brentford.html
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Football grounds have gone from an era of neglect to now being considered as modern cathedrals.
Simon Inglis has charted this transformation over the past 40 years. Here, he talks about that evolution...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/589...
Simon Inglis has charted this transformation over the past 40 years. Here, he talks about that evolution...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/589...
How Premier League stadiums have evolved over the past 40 years
Simon Inglis quite literally wrote the book on British football grounds - now he tells The Athletic how and why they have changed
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December 27, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Football grounds have gone from an era of neglect to now being considered as modern cathedrals.
Simon Inglis has charted this transformation over the past 40 years. Here, he talks about that evolution...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/589...
Simon Inglis has charted this transformation over the past 40 years. Here, he talks about that evolution...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/589...
Hello BlueSky – Simon Inglis here, Ex-X. Sorry I'm late. Here to engage with my usual diet of stadiums, sporting heritage, Played in Britain, Aston Villa, Archie Leitch, Arts Society, Historic England Archives etc etc... and maybe the occasional personal comment or huff as I near the big 70.
January 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Hello BlueSky – Simon Inglis here, Ex-X. Sorry I'm late. Here to engage with my usual diet of stadiums, sporting heritage, Played in Britain, Aston Villa, Archie Leitch, Arts Society, Historic England Archives etc etc... and maybe the occasional personal comment or huff as I near the big 70.