Archibald Leitch - Ground Architect

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Archibald Leitch - Ground Architect

Post by Hipper » Thu Apr 25, 2019 8:57 am

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Re: Archibald Leitch - Ground Architect

Post by Caernarfon_Claret » Thu Apr 25, 2019 9:31 am

He was very prolific I (Cary) grant you.

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Re: Archibald Leitch - Ground Architect

Post by Clarets4me » Thu Apr 25, 2019 9:46 am

Simon Inglis's book " The Football Grounds of Britain " is a great read, but is much overdue a " Revised edition " ...

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Re: Archibald Leitch - Ground Architect

Post by Sausage » Thu Apr 25, 2019 10:09 am

Clarets4me wrote:Simon Inglis's book " The Football Grounds of Britain " is a great read, but is much overdue a " Revised edition " ...
I think Simon Inglis’ problem with writing a revised edition of his book is that the majority of changes to English football stadia in the last 20 years have resulted in entirely new grounds, many of which look exactly the same as each other. I mean, how on earth do you wax lyrical about the identikit stadia built by Swansea, Southampton, Leicester, Coventry, Cardiff, Derby, Middlesbrough etc, the only distinguishing features being the colours of the seats?
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Re: Archibald Leitch - Ground Architect

Post by bob-the-scutter » Thu Apr 25, 2019 10:25 am

Wasn`t that John Cleese`s character in A Fish Called Wanda?

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Re: Archibald Leitch - Ground Architect

Post by Somethingfishy » Thu Apr 25, 2019 10:38 am

Not much left of his work nowadays probably owing to the fact that his stands were in the main wooden. Think the closest example of his work is the stand at Everton where the away fans are put..and we know it has its problems.

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Re: Archibald Leitch - Ground Architect

Post by Clarets4me » Thu Apr 25, 2019 11:07 am

Sausage wrote:I think Simon Inglis’ problem with writing a revised edition of his book is that the majority of changes to English football stadia in the last 20 years have resulted in entirely new grounds, many of which look exactly the same as each other. I mean, how on earth do you wax lyrical about the identikit stadia built by Swansea, Southampton, Leicester, Coventry, Cardiff, Derby, Middlesbrough etc, the only distinguishing features being the colours of the seats?
Agreed ....

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Re: Archibald Leitch - Ground Architect

Post by Caernarfon_Claret » Thu Apr 25, 2019 11:29 am

bob-the-scutter wrote:Wasn`t that John Cleese`s character in A Fish Called Wanda?
Probably Archibald Leach in honour of Cary Grant. Also written on a gravestone in Arsenic & Old Lace.

Edit Wikipedia confirms John Cleese character spelling.

Archibald Leach may refer to:

Cary Grant, film actor, born Archibald Leach
Archibald Leech (American football)
Archibald Leitch, architect
Archibald Leach, fictional character played by John Cleese in the film A Fish Called Wanda
Archie Leach, fictional character played by Richard Chamberlain in the TV Series Leverage

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Re: Archibald Leitch - Ground Architect

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