Brooklands - the world’s first purpose-built motor racing circuit, constructed at Weybridge, Surrey in 1907 - was more than a great sporting arena. Brooklands was the birthplace of British motorsport and aviation, home of Concorde and the site of many engineering and technological achievements throughout eight decades of the 20th century.
Find out more After years of covering national and global sporting events, it is unsurprising that the Guardian News and Media (GNM) Archive holds a number of sporting records. Descriptions of all our records are available through our online catalogue.
Find out more Head down memory lane to the Lakeland Motor Museum and feast your eyes on a unique collection of 30,000 exhibits including over 150 bicycles ranging from early examples to modern day classics.
Find out more See photographs of Irish Sport including motorbike racing, car racing and golf in Northern Ireland in the early 1900s.
Find out more Surrey History Centre holds a number of important sporting archives. We also have ancient records in Surrey History Centre including two of the earliest known references to cricket. Records and information relating to motor racing, golf, shooting, football, cycling in Surrey and many more can be found on our Exploring Surrey's Past website.
Find out more A museum dedicated to the life of one man, Jim Clark, who, born in Fife, but raised near Duns, became one of the greatest world champions that motor racing has ever seen.
Find out more The National Archives manages a searchable national database of archives relating to sport.
Find out more Mae'r Archifau Cenedlaethol yn rheoli cronfa ddata genedlaethol chwiliadwy o archifau sy'n ymwneud â chwaraeon.
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