Archibald Leitch

[Khalekan]

Good article about the eponymous architect.

The man whom designed our beloved Goodison Park among many other football grounds in Britain.

Archibald Leitch: The man who built Britain's football grounds

He fought back from disaster to reinvent the football terrace and build more stadiums than anyone since.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[summerisle]

Some more :

Everton Bygones

Article about Archibald Leitch including us, amongst others. https://footballpink.net/2017/09/01/a-design-for-life-the-loss-of-archibald-leitchs-grand-football-structures/amp/

www.grandoldteam.com

Everton Bygones

Shame they have the old park end bricked up in the picture... covering up what an advanced stand it was for its time. I never got to go in it myself. I remember the staircases at the back and the street that you used to access it from, but very little else from personal experience. Anyone on...

www.grandoldteam.com

 

[4737carlin]

Needs to be honoured in some way down the docks.

 

[larbert toffee]

Needs to be honoured in some way down the docks.

Leitch beach.

 

[chrismpw]

I liked him most in "North By Northwest"

 

[ijjysmith]

This was indeed a good article.

We should get him to get a move on with Bramley Moore though. He’s taking the pee here.

 

[The binman chronicles]

We should get him to get a move on with Bramley Moore though. He’s taking the pee here.

Apparently he is dead against it.

 

[Yid4life]

https://images.app.goo.gl/uz7YKFGEgdLff3zw5

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

Better known as Cary Grant.....

 

[davids]

Be nice to integrate his design signiture in the new stadium...but doubt they will.

 

[dublinbluenose]

Be nice to integrate his design signiture in the new stadium...but doubt they will.

I'd be surprised if there wasn't a nod to his designs somewhere in BMD. If only in the finishes in bars etc. I'm sure Meis has hinted at similar.