‘It was much grittier than the US scene’: UK skateboarding in the 80s and 90s – in pictures
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Source: Guardian Australia
Published: 2026-05-21 18:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Photography
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Sport, Culture & Entertainment, Europe
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View image in fullscreenJames Woodley, Birmingham, 1999Elsewhere tells the story of skateboarding in the UK during the pivotal era of 1987 to 2002, when the British iteration of the sport developed its own unique identity. The book is the product of a lifetime of collecting, researching and interviewing the biggest names in UK skateboarding history.
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