Engineering Archie: Archibald Leitch - Football Ground Designer

by Simon Inglis

In the second book of the Played in Britain series, stadium expert Simon Inglis recalls the life and work of Archibald Leitch, the Scottish engineer whose designs were to football what Frank Matcham was to theatre. Millions of spectators sat or stood in Leitch's structures, built for such famous clubs as Arsenal, Manchester United, Everton, Tottenham, Chelsea, Aston Villa and Glasgow Rangers. But while his pedimented gables and criss-cross steelwork...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1850749183
• ISBN13: 9781850749189
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Historic England
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.