A few days ago, I was tagged into this post on Twitter....
Humbled and astonished, and very proud
The fella's book can be found here:
www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/diamond...
@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
A few days ago, I was tagged into this post on Twitter....
Humbled and astonished, and very proud
The fella's book can be found here:
www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/diamond...
Coming up next Thursday at LUNAR, World of Wedgwood....
A bit of art and chat with @ianrpearsall.bsky.social @philshallcross.bsky.social and some other bloke....
@minxyowlwriter.bsky.social @barewall.bsky.social
Tickets here people ๐
lunarwedgwood.com/event/lunar-...
Craven Cottage, home of Fulham FC
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1 of 4 labs I was offered a job at when I left school in 1976.
Turned this one down.
Wood & Goldstraw were responsible for the path lab at the NSRI in Hartshill, demolished a number of years ago
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
Wish I could attend this night.
An evening with 3 brilliant local guys.
@ianrpearsall.bsky.social
@daveproudlove.bsky.social
@philshallcross.bsky.social
Paintings, drawings, photos, musings & words
#Stoke #Staffordshire #Art #Journalism #Wine #Barewall
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lunar-art-...
When George Best went back to the streets of the Cregagh Estate....
Out in 2026 via Pitch Publishing
'Street Football: The Real Grassroots of the Beautiful Game'
#StreetFootball
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Iโll be signing copies of โMade in Manchesterโ and โNorthernersโ for the next hour at the wonderful Waterstones Altrincham. Six customers so far.
22.11.2025 17:48 โ ๐ 62 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0Ghost Sign (Newcastle-under-Lyme) #NewcastleunderLyme #NorthStaffordshire
22.11.2025 11:40 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Gallowgate still like that when I started going. Just thinking of the toilets makes me shudder. Leaning against the concrete barriers wasnโt advised as people seemed to just use them instead ๐คข
22.11.2025 09:44 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Dalymount Park #Dublin
Home of Bohemian FC
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St. James' Park, home of Newcastle United in 1975
๐ธ Newcastle Chronicle
Wood & Goldstraw built the extensive Brownhills Tileries in Tunstall for Richards Tiles
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
๐ธ Historic England
"And thatโs the thing, realising that itโs there. It dawned on me that perhaps I hadnโt been searching properly, and that I needed to look beyond those signs on lampposts and headlines about playing field sales"
Out in 2026 via Pitch Publishing
#StreetFootball
The Strand #Longton #ThePotteries #StokeonTrent
My city in ruins....
Daily Mail's parent company agrees a deal to buy Telegraph for ยฃ500m! Media consolidation, let's go, ya gonna blink and stop this competition regulators? Over to you, Nandy? Strong potential everyone just waves the sale through to STOP HAVING TO READ OR THINK ABOUT IT. www.ft.com/content/cd8e...
22.11.2025 09:21 โ ๐ 129 ๐ 46 ๐ฌ 17 ๐ 13I meant to do a thread on this but got sidetracked. So a couple of thoughtsโฆ
22.11.2025 09:01 โ ๐ 58 ๐ 13 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 1'Factory'
Ink. Varnish on Paper
#SixTownsSketchbook
Barewall : www.barewall.co.uk/products/ips...
Definitely
21.11.2025 21:24 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0A little nook and cranny I don't know!
21.11.2025 21:15 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Cheers Captain!
Fenton.. ever seen it?
Dalymount Park #Dublin
Home of Bohemian FC
๐ธ Getty Images
Big oof
21.11.2025 21:09 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0'Side-street Factory'
Ink. Varnish on Paper
#SixTownsSketchbook
Barewall : www.barewall.co.uk/products/ips...
St. James' Park, home of Newcastle United in 1975
๐ธ Newcastle Chronicle
Wood & Goldstraw built the extensive Brownhills Tileries in Tunstall for Richards Tiles
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
๐ธ Historic England
"And thatโs the thing, realising that itโs there. It dawned on me that perhaps I hadnโt been searching properly, and that I needed to look beyond those signs on lampposts and headlines about playing field sales"
Out in 2026 via Pitch Publishing
#StreetFootball
ICYMI:
My latest for @tribunemagazine.bsky.social on how Reform is dominating towns like #Biddulph
The Strand #Longton #ThePotteries #StokeonTrent
My city in ruins....
My latest for @tribunemagazine.bsky.social
On how Reform are making waves in towns like #Biddulph #NorthStaffordshire