Played on Tyne and Wear

PLAYED IN T&W

Played in Tyne and Wear by Lynn Pearson, available September 2010, is part of the Played in Britain series published by English Heritage.

Played in Britain authors (Lynn in striped shirt) at May 2008 House of Commons reception.

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Played on Tyne and Wear

Research and photography for Played in Tyne and Wear: Charting the heritage of people at play has been carried out during 2005-10. My thanks to all the sports clubs, libraries and archives visited over the past few years.

My paper Anything But Football: A critical survey of sporting images in the decorative arts was given at the Annual Conference of the British Society of Sports History on 5-7 September 2008 in Eastbourne. Download a copy here or check out some of the images on Flickr - look for a set called Sport and Decorative Arts.

Maurice Surtees at his 1950s listed grade II pigeon cree in Ryhope, Sunderland - click on the photo to enlarge