This is a revised version of a post from on old blog of mine. I’ve reissued … 1985 and All That: Half Man Half Biscuit and MeRead more
Author: Martin Polley
Sports historian, academic, and heritage enthusiast.
Stamps as Sources
When I was a child in the 1970s, stamp collecting was a popular hobby amongst some … Stamps as SourcesRead more
La Piscine: A Swimming Pool Re-Imagined
What can be done with a redundant swimming pool? This question is a pressing one for … La Piscine: A Swimming Pool Re-ImaginedRead more
A Plaque for a Pioneering Pilgrim
Some of my earliest memories of getting interested in history are of seeing plaques on buildings … A Plaque for a Pioneering PilgrimRead more