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The rise of football in Britain coincided with one of the great social innovations of the nineteenth century – the creation of public parks.

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The first football pitches of the 1800s were scythed or grazed but over time evolved into highly maintained landscapes incorporating drainage, heating and new technology such as Astroturf

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John takes us on a journey through football pitches of the 60s and 70s from both a spectator and a player’s perspective

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Landscape Design Consultant John Harris recounts his career in Wigan Council’s Landscape Department helping to design and maintain designed landscapes