Book 'Elsewhere' - The Story of UK skateboarding 1987-2002 - Neil Macdonald
Elsewhere: The Story of UK Skateboarding 1987–2002 — Neil Macdonald
Elsewhere is the definitive oral history of British skateboarding — six years in the making, 464 pages and a book that needed to exist. Written by Glasgow-based writer and historian Neil Macdonald, it tells the story of UK skateboarding chronologically from its identity shift in the late 1980s through to the start of the new millennium, one chapter per year, entirely in the words of those who were there.
Featuring hundreds of hours of interviews with pro skaters, photographers, creatives and industry insiders — from Tom Penny and Curtis McCann to James Jarvis and Dan Magee — Elsewhere captures a pivotal era that shaped not just skateboarding but fashion, film, photography, art and music far beyond the skatepark. Richly illustrated with rare archival photography and previously unseen imagery from private collections, this is a book for anyone who was there, and for anyone who wishes they had been.
Format: Hardback
Pages: 464
Published: 28 May 2026
Author: Neil Macdonald
Essential reading for skateboarders, collectors and anyone who cares about where British skate culture came from.
