Neil Anderson (writer)
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Neil Anderson | |
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 Neil Anderson in 2025 | |
| Born | Sheffield, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Writer, historian journalist |
| Notable works | Dirty Stop Out's Guide series |
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Neil Anderson is a British writer, historian and journalist. He worked as a columnist for the Sheffield Telegraph. Anderson wrote Sheffield’s Date With Hitler, Signing On For the Devil, and Take It to the Limit. He is also known for his Dirty Stop Out’s Guide series[1] of the British cities.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Anderson was born in Sheffield,[citation needed] and attended Sheffield Hallam University.[2]
Career
[edit]While attending university, Anderson got a job at Sheffield City Hall in its publicity office.[2] After graduating, he continued to work for city hall until 2000, later moving in the press office.[citation needed]
Anderson worked at the Sheffield Telegraph as a columnist for more than 10 years and also wrote for The Independent and The Big Issue. He is a regular contributor to the music magazine Vive Le Rock.
In 1995, Anderson began work on the Dirty Stop Out’s Guide of Sheffield[2] documenting the city's cultural life, night life, and venues. This led to a series of Dirty Stop Out’s Guide series including Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Coventry, Barnsley and Chesterfield.[3] In 2010, Anderson published Take It to the Limit about the Sheffield club The Limit, which operated on the city's West Street[4] from 1978 to 1991. The same year, he also wrote Signing on for the Devil, chronicling Sheffield's heavy metal music scene in the 1980s.
Works
[edit]Books
[edit]- Take It to the Limit (2009)[4]
- Shopaholic's Guide To 1970s Sheffield (2009)
- Dirty Stop Out's Guide To 1970s Sheffield (2010)
- Sheffield's Date With Hitler (2010)
- Signing on for the Devil (2010)
- Facts, Figures & Fallacious Goings-On in Sheffield (2011)
- Dirty Stop Out's Guide to 1960s Sheffield (2011)
- Dirty Stop Out's Guide to 1980s Sheffield (2011)
- Dirty Stop Out's Guide to 1950s Sheffield (2012)
- Sheffield City Hall (2012)
- Forgotten Memories From A Forgotten Blitz (2012)
- No Siesta 'Til Club Fiesta (2012)
- Dirty Stop Out's Guide to 1980s Chesterfield (2013)
- Dirty Stop Out's Guide to 1990s Sheffield (2013)
- The Atkinsons Story (2013)
- Dirty Stop Out's Guide to 1970s Chesterfield (2014)
- Defiant! Sheffield Blitz 75th The Definitive Visuals Guide (2015)
- Dirty Stop Out's Guide to Working Mens' Clubs (2017).
Articles
[edit]- Anderson, Neil. 2009. “Neil Anderson Takes It to the Limit.” BBC Sheffield & South Yorkshire, October 28, 2009.
- Anderson, Neil. 2025. “Sheffield Blitz Secrets Unearthed: 15 Years of Research Reveals the Truth.” The Star, Sheffield, February 26, 2025.
References
[edit]- ↑ Ulke, Alastair (16 December 2023). "Memories of Sheffield's King Mojo club by author of the Dirty Stop Out's Guide available now on Shots TV". The Star. Sheffield. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 Brady (5 May 2015). "Neil Anderson: Meeting Sheffield's Dirty Stop Out". The Night Light: Sheffield After Hours. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "Memories of Sheffield’s King Mojo Club", The Star, Sheffield, December 2023.
- 1 2 "Book review: Take It To The Limit: The Story Of A Sheffield Rock'n'Roll Legend". The Record Collector (373). 13 February 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2025.