former Purley Lido, a 1930s squash court in Hammersmith and Britain's oldest surviving concrete cantilevered grandstand at Summers Lane, Finchley. Inglis has also been a co-author of books about sporting heritage, including Great Lengths: the Historic Indoor Swimming Pools of Britain and - with Steve Beauchampé - Played in Birmingham, in 2006. The latter book led both authors to become active in the campaign to save Moseley Road Baths from closure as a swimming facility. Essential repairs were completed in 2020 and one pool remains open for swimming. In addition to his writing, Inglis lectures on sporting heritage for The Arts Society, and for the International Centre for Sports History and Culture at De Montfort University. Personal life Simon Inglis has lived in London since 1984. He is married to former TV presenter Jackie Spreckley, who has managed the production of Played in Britain since 2004. Inglis describes himself on Twitter as an Aston Villa fan, ‘albeit at a distance in recent years’. He has also been actively involved in the Friends of West Hampstead Library since its inception in 1998. Selected bibliography • Football Grounds of England and Wales. London: HarperCollins Willow (1983) • Soccer in the Dock. London: HarperCollins Willow (1985) • Football Grounds of Great Britain. London: HarperCollins Willow (1987) • League Football and the Men Who Made It: The Official Centenary History of the Football League, 1888–1988. London: HarperCollins Willow (1988) • The Football Grounds of Europe. London: HarperCollins Willow (1990) • Football Grounds of Britain. London: HarperCollins Willow (1996) • Villa Park: 100 Years. Birmingham: Sports Projects (1997) • Sightlines: A Stadium Odyssey. London: Yellow Jersey Press (2000) • Played in Manchester: The architectural heritage of a city at play (Played in Britain series). London: English Heritage (2004) • Engineering Archie: Archibald Leitch - Football Ground Designer (Played in Britain series). London: English Heritage (2005) • A Load of Old Balls (Played in Britain series). London: Malavan Media (2005) • Played in Birmingham: Charting the heritage of a city at play (co-author with Steve Beauchampé, Played in Britain series). London: English Heritage (2006) • Great Lengths: The historic indoor swimming pools of Britain (co-author with Dr Ian Gordon, Played in Britain series). London: English Heritage (2009) • Played in London: Charting the heritage of a city at play (Played in Britain series) London: English Heritage (2014) • Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds. London: Sports