Colne Giants: Tales From The Forgotten World Of Knur And Spell

by Paul Breeze and S. Greenfield

The game of knur and spell has a long history going back many hundreds of years - quite possibly even back to the Viking invasions - but it had its heyday in the 1920 and 1930s as thousands of people from the East Lancashire / West Yorkshire border towns flocked to cheer on - and bet on - the big name players of the day. After the second world war, the game died a death in Lancashire but was revived in the late 1950s by a handful of die-hard enthusiasts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0953978230
• ISBN13: 9780953978236
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Posh Up North Publishing
• Length: 62 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"