Tag Archives: Story of Splott
Splott’s footballing heritage
For lovers of the beautiful game, a fascinating article by Russell Todd featuring some of Splott’s greatest footballers: Rhodri Morgan, the late First Minister of Wales and sports nut, writes in his foreword to the Library of Wales compendium of sports writing: “In all societies sports started as practice for hunting, and then as practice […]
Memories of Splott by John Humphrys
An unsentimental trip down memory lane for John Humphrys, broadcaster, journalist, and former presenter of BBC TV’s ‘Mastermind’. Ah… the smells of childhood. Twice a week the bread baking gently in the oven. On Sunday mornings the promise of the slowly roasting leg of lamb. In summer fresh strawberries. And every evening the joy of bed-time cuddles with […]
Splott’s Sporting Heroes
Splott boasts a proud pantheon of sporting heroes. Did you know that the first-ever Black captain of a Great Britain team was a Splott lad? Clive Sullivan MBE captained and represented Great Britain ‘s Rugby League team 17 times and appeared three World Cups. When he died of cancer 1985, aged 47, the city of […]
Splott – What’s in a Name?
In the run-up to the launch of ‘The Story of Splott in 50 Objects’ pack of cards in the spring, Inksplott will be publishing teaser articles on the contents of some of the cards, starting with ‘What’s in a name?’ Did you know the first reference to Splott was in 1440, with records showing it […]