Nicholas Oddy

• Head of Department of Design History and Theory
• Design History & Theory

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What's in a Name? Exploring the origins of the British toy steam locomotive

Oddy, Nicholas (2024) What's in a Name? Exploring the origins of the British toy steam locomotive. The Train Collector (71). ISSN 2516-0605

MacMillan Revisited

Oddy, Nicholas (2024) MacMillan Revisited. In: International Cycling History Conference, 17-22 May 2024, Stadt Wehlen, Germany.

The life of Kirkpatrick MacMillan

Oddy, Nicholas (2024) The life of Kirkpatrick MacMillan. Cycle - The magazine of Cycling UK. p. 28.

An Unholy Alliance

ODDY, Nicholas (2023) An Unholy Alliance. In: 29th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, 2-5 July 2024, University of Strathclyde, UK.

A Red Card For The Red Flag - Responding to the so-called 'Red Flag Act'

Oddy, Nicholas (2023) A Red Card For The Red Flag - Responding to the so-called 'Red Flag Act'. The Boneshaker, 23 (233). pp. 47-48. ISSN 1360-340X

Design for Movement in the Public Realm: Cycling, Active Travel and People-Prioritised Spaces

Herring, Eleanor, Oddy, Nicholas and Peter, Bruce (2023) Design for Movement in the Public Realm: Cycling, Active Travel and People-Prioritised Spaces. n/a.

Give them an inch

Oddy, Nicholas (2023) Give them an inch. In: Design for Movement in the Public Realm, 6 October 2023, Reid Building, Glasgow School of Art.

Double-Take: Forgery and fraud in vitreous enamel

Oddy, Nicholas (2022) Double-Take: Forgery and fraud in vitreous enamel. In: Enamel Art and Industry, 18 November 2022, Glasgow School of Art.

Routledge Companion to Cycling Section 7: The Visual Culture of Cycling

Oddy, Nicholas (2022) Routledge Companion to Cycling Section 7: The Visual Culture of Cycling. In: Routledge Companion to Cycling. Routledge. ISBN 9780367683993

Signs of Fraudulence

Oddy, Nicholas (2022) Signs of Fraudulence. The Train Collector (62). pp. 9-10. ISSN 2516-0605-62

Frank Hornby - an unwitting pioneer in small gauge toy trains - Raylo and Liliput compared

Oddy, Nicholas and Carpenter, Jeff (2021) Frank Hornby - an unwitting pioneer in small gauge toy trains - Raylo and Liliput compared. In: Marklin Liliputbahn. Blurb, pp. 7-19. ISBN Hardcover, ImageWrap: 9781006162220 978; Softcover: 9781006162213; Hardcover, Dust Jacket: 9781006162237

Introduction to "The Bicycle Adventures of A G Johnson"

Oddy, Nicholas (2021) Introduction to "The Bicycle Adventures of A G Johnson". In: Bicycle Adventures of A G Johnson. Cycle History Publishing Ltd, Birmingham, pp. 7-14. ISBN 978-1-9196518-0-4

The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design Vol 1

Oddy, Nicholas (2021) The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design Vol 1. In: The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design Vol 1. Bloomsbury, London. ISBN 978-1-4725-9617-8 (online)

The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design, Volume 2

Oddy, Nicholas (2021) The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design, Volume 2. In: The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design,. Bloomsbury, London. ISBN 978-1-4725-9616-1

The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design, Volume 3

Oddy, Nicholas (2021) The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design, Volume 3. In: The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design. Bloomsbury, London. ISBN 978-1-4725-9615-4

THE RAILWAY TRUCK CIGAR, CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO CASE

Oddy, Nicholas (2019) THE RAILWAY TRUCK CIGAR, CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO CASE. The Train Collector (50). pp. 25-29. ISSN 2516-0605

History, Tweed and the Invisible Bicycle

Oddy, Nicholas (2018) History, Tweed and the Invisible Bicycle. In: Invisible Bicycle: Parallel Histories and Different Timelines. Technology and Change in History, 15 . Brill, Leiden, pp. 215-232. ISBN 978-90-04-28996-3 (hbk) 978-90-04-28997-0 (e-book)

Size, Then Gauge, Then Scale.Why did the principal manufacturers of model trains adopt 00 (1:76) in the UK and H0 (1:87) elsewhere, instead of something more logical?

Oddy, Nicholas and Mangleson, Stuart (2018) Size, Then Gauge, Then Scale.Why did the principal manufacturers of model trains adopt 00 (1:76) in the UK and H0 (1:87) elsewhere, instead of something more logical? The Train Collector (46). pp. 11-23. ISSN 2516-0605

Crossing No Gates

Oddy, Nicholas (2017) Crossing No Gates. The Train Collector (44). pp. 21-25. ISSN 2516-0605

British & Guaranteed

Oddy, Nicholas (2017) British & Guaranteed. In: Retailing, Distribution and Reputation: Historical Perspectives, Tuesday 23 May 2017, University of Wolverhampton.

Book Review: Material Goods, Moving Hands - Perceiving Production in England, 1700-1830 by Kate Smith

Oddy, Nicholas (2016) Book Review: Material Goods, Moving Hands - Perceiving Production in England, 1700-1830 by Kate Smith. Visual Culture in Britain, 17 (2). pp. 238-241. ISSN 1471-4787

Bicycle Histories: They have a past, but do they have a future

Oddy, Nicholas (2016) Bicycle Histories: They have a past, but do they have a future. West 86th: A Journal of Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture, 23 (1). pp. 125-130. ISSN 2153-5531

Signing Off

Oddy, Nicholas (2015) Signing Off. In: Cycle history. Cycle history Publishing Ltd, Birmingham. ISBN 978-0-9573427-4-3

This Hill is DANGEROUS

Oddy, Nicholas (2015) This Hill is DANGEROUS. Technology and Culture, 56 (2). pp. 335-369. ISSN 0040-165X

Frank Hornby -An unwitting pioneer of small gauge toy trains - Raylo and Liliput Compared

Oddy, Nicholas (2015) Frank Hornby -An unwitting pioneer of small gauge toy trains - Raylo and Liliput Compared. The Hornby Railway Collector (500). pp. 12-19.

Prince of Darkness

Oddy, Nicholas (2012) Prince of Darkness. The Train Collector.

LET BYGONES BE BYGONES

Oddy, Nicholas (2012) LET BYGONES BE BYGONES. In: Cycle History. Proceedings of the International Cycling History Conference, 21 . Cycling History & Educational Trust, Birmingham, pp. 172-178. ISBN 978-0-9573427-0-5

Legend, Myth and Fraud in Cycling Culture.

Oddy, Nicholas (2012) Legend, Myth and Fraud in Cycling Culture. In: Cycle History. Proceedings of the International Cycling History Conference, 22 (22). Cycling History (Publishing) Ltd (Cylnig History & Educational Trust), Birmingham, pp. 224-228. ISBN 978-09573427-1-2

THE ROADSTER’S END

Oddy, Nicholas (2011) THE ROADSTER’S END. In: Travel Identities, 20 and 21 September 2011, University of Lancaster.

Cycling Culture - A History

Oddy, Nicholas (2011) Cycling Culture - A History. Under discussion . Reaktion, London.

Industrial Decline

Oddy, Nicholas (2011) Industrial Decline. In: The Inventors of Tradition. Koenig Books, London, pp. 86-87. ISBN 978-3-86335-052-9

RIDES ON MY SAFETY. THE DIARY OF EMILY SOPHIA CODDINGTON (National Cycle Archive MSS.328/N28)

Oddy, Nicholas (2010) RIDES ON MY SAFETY. THE DIARY OF EMILY SOPHIA CODDINGTON (National Cycle Archive MSS.328/N28). In: Cycle History. JPMPF, Birmingham, pp. 29-34. ISBN 978-0-9560430-7-8

Tinprinted, 00 and M No3 Trains, A History Hornby in the Witness Box Hornby and Subcontracting

Oddy, Nicholas (2008) Tinprinted, 00 and M No3 Trains, A History Hornby in the Witness Box Hornby and Subcontracting. The Hornby Railway Collector, 428 (428). pp. 9-28.

Cycling - A game for all players

Oddy, N. (2007) Cycling - A game for all players. In: Cycle History. Van der Plas, San Francisco.

Speculations On An Architectural Language

Plunkett, A., Mantho, Robert and Oddy, N. (2007) Speculations On An Architectural Language. Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society. ISBN 9780955778100

The flaneur on wheels - a light on cycling in the early 20th century?

Oddy, N. (2007) The flaneur on wheels - a light on cycling in the early 20th century? In: Cycling and Society. Ashgate, pp. 97-112. ISBN 0 7546 4844 3

The Cycle on Display

Oddy, N. (2006) The Cycle on Display. In: Cycle History 16. Van Der Plas, San Francisco, pp. 143-146. ISBN 978-1892495549

Cyclings Dark Age, in Cycle History 15 - Conference proceedings

Oddy, N. (2005) Cyclings Dark Age, in Cycle History 15 - Conference proceedings. In: UNSPECIFIED.

The Anchor Hotel, Ripley. An analysis of the cyclists' books 1881-95

Oddy, N. (2003) The Anchor Hotel, Ripley. An analysis of the cyclists' books 1881-95. In: Cycle History 13. Van der Plas, San Francisco, pp. 108-113. ISBN 1-892495-08-2

The Art of The Cycle

Oddy, N. (2003) The Art of The Cycle. In: The Noblest Invention. Rodale International, PA, USA, pp. 176-211. ISBN 1-57954-669-2

Bicycles in Literature of Travel and Exploration - An encyclopedia

Oddy, N. (2003) Bicycles in Literature of Travel and Exploration - An encyclopedia. In: Literature of Travel and Exploration - An encyclopaedia. Fitzroy Dearborn, pp. 95-98. ISBN 1-57958-424-1