New book on St James Park!

[Andy Holloway]

I went along to the launch on Friday and a very good evening it was too.

I haven’t had the chance the start reading it yet but it looks great and it's important to note that this isn’t just a book about ECFC, it’s also a book about local history.

For instance, I’d assumed that the new student block which has been named Clifford House was something to do with Cliff Hill but, no, it relates to something much, much earlier (no spoilers).

As was posted when the block was first named back in the summer, far more ECFC and football in general orientated!!!!

 

[Spoonz Red E]

As was posted when the block was first named back in the summer, far more ECFC and football in general orientated!!!!

I thought it might have been a nod to that Bastin man but no not nor neither .....

 

[feverpitch]

Women make all things possible #clifford

 

[Hants_red]

My book still hasn't turned up.

 

[Sexton Blake]

My book still hasn't turned up.

There appears to have been a bit of a delay mine arrived yesterday.....Monday.

 

[feverpitch]

I hope everyone has received their subscriber copies of the book by now. Please do let me know if not, or contact the publisher Halsgrove who dispatched subs copies.

For exiles who can't easily get to club events or pop into the shop, the book is now on sale online and can be delivered:

The Story of Exeter's St James Park - Land of Grecian Glory

Once a humble field used for fattening pigs, this site has seen extraordinary things from murder and menageries to circuses and celebrities. Aidan Hamilton traces the land’s ownership from its scandalous aristocratic origins in the seventeenth century through to its role as home to...

shop.exetercityfc.com

 

[Hants_red]

My book has turned up

It's going to take some reading. If you haven't already bought it then I would strongly recommend that you add it to your Xmas list.

 

[feverpitch]

Book available today on the Trust stall pre-match (cash) and the club shop before and after game for £19.99!