
The Spectacle
The stories of some of the sportsmen, sportswomen, and sports that found their way to Britain in the early part of the Twentieth Century.
Strongheart: The story of American football in early Twentieth Century Britain and quarterback Lucius Banks Jr, the first American and African American to play professional rugby in England.
All the World’s on Wheels: Huckster Chester P. Crawford and the Edwardian-era roller skating craze in Britain.
The Cooler: Frank Craig, the ‘Harlem Coffee Cooler’, lights up the British boxing scene in late-Victorian London.

Lucius Banks Jr, American football quarterback and English Rugby League threequarter. Athletic News, 25 March 1912. Image created by British Library Board. No known copyright holder.

Olympia Roller Skating Rink, Wakefield. Postcard, author's own collection.