London's Sporting Heroes

This unique and beautifully presented book is a delightful celebration of London’s rich sporting history and the first-ever sports-specific guidebook of its kind of the capital.

London’s Sporting Heroes takes the reader on a journey of discovery of the huge variety of plaques, statues and murals dotted around the capital that commemorate sports legends and many others, often unexpected, who have starred in or shaped sport over the ages. 

Split into six regional sections with maps of Greater London highlighting over 150 locations around the capital, the book brings sporting history and many little-known stories to life through engaging text and striking photographs — making it a perfect gift for sports and history fans. The book also includes a 90-minute central London walking tour of key sporting sites.

In which London park did both Roger Bannister and Bradley Wiggins train? Where can you find all four statues of 1966 World Cup hero Bobby Moore? Where did he go to school?  Where did tennis legend Fred Perry live? Where was the Rugby Football Union founded?  Where was ping pong invented? Where did Henry Cooper run a ‘fruit and veg’ shop? Where was Britain’s first cycling club founded and which famous author was it named in honour of? Discover all in this wonderful book.

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