From the Mountaintop
An archive history of Batley RLFC
Published on 17. July 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-9993339-5-9 (ISBN)
Description
The rich archive history of Batley Cricket, Athletic and Football Club - from its birth in 1880 through joining the breakaway Northern Union, which subsequently became rugby league, to the current Bulldogs. All of which makes the 'Gallant Youths' one of the oldest clubs in the world, playing on a ground that is among sport's most historic venues.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Leeds
United Kingdom
Illustrations
8pg b & w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 137 mm
Width: 215 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
354 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-9993339-5-9 (9781999333959)
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From the Mountaintop is the product of a project funded by the National Lottery heritage Fund. A truly collaborative effort, the book is written by the author of 2014's Sermons from the Mount, John Roe, whose chapters build upon an
enormous research effort by Terry Swift.
Terry made extensive use of the National Newspaper Archive to gather and compile an archive of Batley's very own. It now features over a thousand articles related to the club drawn from more than fifty different titles reaching back to the
late nineteenth century. That archive is now a central artefact of the Batley RLFC Heritage Project.
Terry was ably assisted by Ken Pearson, who unearthed additional articles from the archive of the Batley Reporter and Guardian and the Batley News, housed in Batley Library.
Finally the club's current head coach, Craig Lingard, was overall co-ordinator of the project, ensuring the separate elements came together in a seamless fashion.
enormous research effort by Terry Swift.
Terry made extensive use of the National Newspaper Archive to gather and compile an archive of Batley's very own. It now features over a thousand articles related to the club drawn from more than fifty different titles reaching back to the
late nineteenth century. That archive is now a central artefact of the Batley RLFC Heritage Project.
Terry was ably assisted by Ken Pearson, who unearthed additional articles from the archive of the Batley Reporter and Guardian and the Batley News, housed in Batley Library.
Finally the club's current head coach, Craig Lingard, was overall co-ordinator of the project, ensuring the separate elements came together in a seamless fashion.