out of the mud

A history of the worshipful company of pattenmakers

stephen cribb   Steve Huxham


The first Company History of the Worshipful Company of Pattenmakers was published in 1926 and has since been revised and updated twice, in 1962 and 2003. Out of the Mud is a complete re-write and adds chapters on the history of Pattens and Pattens around the world as well as revealing some of the curious – and sometimes ‘interesting’ – goings-on in the Livery. Even the eating habits of Pattenmakers over the centuries are examined and compared!

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PHILLIMORE book publishing

Henley Royal Regatta:

A Celebration in Photographs

Matthew pinsent


HENLEY, the most famous name in the rowing world, is a national institution, alongside the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, Royal Ascot, the Derby and Wimbledon. To mark 175 years of Henley Royal Regatta, Sir Matthew Pinsent has compiled a visual record based chiefly on the vast archive of Getty Images.


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Lord's: A Celebration in Pictures

Andrew Strauss


LORD'S Cricket Ground, known as Lord's throughout the world, is universally referred to as the Home of Cricket. To mark the Bicentenary of the present ground in 2014, Andrew Strauss has compiled a visual record, based on the vast archive of Getty Images and the photographic collections of the M.C.C. Many of these pictures have rarely been seen before, and some have never been published until now.


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