Old Photos For No Reason Whatsoever

[Fulwood Blade]

Bit less of the oldies FB, but I seem to remember during the football season they were stacked in the area to the right of the Pavilion (railway hotel end). From memory they were quite long with cast iron legs, can't remember how many they seated though but there was no elf and safety so who cared, As the cricket season started the club would ask for volunteers to get them out, payment was beer in the Railway.

ahha - so they were cricket related?

The present owner suggested that they may have been cut down, which all makes sense now.

ta

UTB

PS: It takes an oldie to remember a 3 sided ground - like me!

 

[Bert]

ahha - so they were cricket related?

The present owner suggested that they may have been cut down, which all makes sense now.

ta

UTB

PS: It takes an oldie to remember a 3 sided ground - like me!

Definitely cricket benches cut down.
Second photo in this article shows them.

The Spin | How Bramall Lane's occasional cricketing heritage came to an end

Fifty years ago, Sheffield United ended their ground’s strange use for cricket despite most shareholders voting for it to remain

www.theguardian.com

 

[Fulwood Blade]

Definitely cricket benches cut down.
Second photo in this article shows them.

The Spin | How Bramall Lane's occasional cricketing heritage came to an end

Fifty years ago, Sheffield United ended their ground’s strange use for cricket despite most shareholders voting for it to remain

www.theguardian.com

Thanks for this - but The Guardian? - I need to have a sit down after a quick rendition of "we'll keep the red flag flying high"!

I was at that match with my best pal at time with our scorebooks! - sat in open seats just to the left of the old kop roof.

One of my main memories was the diamond of earth on the football pitch at the start of the cricket season before the new grass had grown - players are so spoilt with a desso.

 

[Whipitin]

Bottom row, third from right is Scott Exton.

 

[Tickhill Blade]

Thanks for this - but The Guardian? - I need to have a sit down after a quick rendition of "we'll keep the red flag flying high"!

I was at that match with my best pal at time with our scorebooks! - sat in open seats just to the left of the old kop roof.

One of my main memories was the diamond of earth on the football pitch at the start of the cricket season before the new grass had grown - players are so spoilt with a desso.

Are you in this photo?

 

[Grumps]

I got one on the bottom pic , whitehouse and a few others look familiar but struggling for names ?

Beesley

 

[Fulwood Blade]

Are you in this photo?

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I think from memory that those people are under the kop roof - when we went, we sat further round on benches. Those benches in the background are on the corner, so reckon we were between the edge of the kop roof and the corner. My Grandma and grandad lived on Margaret Street, only a couple of hundred yards as the crow flies from John Street so it was quite handy when Yorkshire did play.

It is a long long time ago............!!

Great photo though

 

[bornablade]

Bit less of the oldies FB, but I seem to remember during the football season they were stacked in the area to the right of the Pavilion (railway hotel end). From memory they were quite long with cast iron legs, can't remember how many they seated though but there was no elf and safety so who cared, As the cricket season started the club would ask for volunteers to get them out, payment was beer in the Railway.

I remember in August 1969 being at a Yorkshire match (against Lancs. I think) and hearing they were looking for volunteers to come back the next day to move all the seats / benches in preparation for the opening fixture against Middlesbrough.

We came back and helped move them to that 'concourse' area on the corner of Bramall Lane and Cherry Street.

I am sure we heard a rumour that Arthur Rowley had left. My one and only time of being ITK.

I was 14 so there were were no free beer at the Railway!!

 

[Johnstreetstand]

I have one of the old benches from the Cricket pavillion area in my garden. It has been shotblasted and repainted a couple of times and the timber replaced. I shortened it last time to make it easier to move. It has S U in the casting of the frames.

 

[georgebernardshaw]

 

[Numpty's Dusty Ruts.]

Came across this yesterday - someone has made this seat from the original iron work from I believe the old John Street (a guess)?

Any oldies know where these used to be exactly in the ground and when?

The person who now has it reckons it was a big construction company who did some work.

Thoughts?

UTB


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Thing of beauty. Would love that in my garden.

 

[broomhillblade]

The days when you as a kid could play on a destroyed tank.

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Judging from the clothes, I would guess this was in Germany.

 

[broomhillblade]

Judging from the clothes, I would guess this was in Germany.

PS ... and you wouldn't find many tanks on the streets of Britain since we were never invaded.

 

[Sean Thornton]

PS ... and you wouldn't find many tanks on the streets of Britain since we were never invaded.

Didn’t Blair send them to Heathrow once?

 

[ghandi]

PS ... and you wouldn't find many tanks on the streets of Britain since we were never invaded.

Correct the Romans, The Danes and the Normans managed to do it without tanks.

 

[Rodley]

 

[Silent Blade]

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v Burnley FA Cup 6th round 1962

 

[ancientblade]

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what a fantastic picture

 

[Blad]

Probably already on the thread but just saw this elsewhere.

 

[Blad]

 

[Blad]

 

[Silent Blade]

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Probably already on the thread but just saw this elsewhere.

Woody's last home game for us. Dont think any fan were expecting this. Imre Varadi's debut. We lost 2-0 to Palace in Sept 1978

 

[Silent Blade]

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Richard Harwood in 1-1 draw at Millwall in October 1978

 

[Silent Blade]

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Lost 3-1 at Brighton in March 1979

 

[Blade1959]

Lost 3-1 at Brighton in March 1979

Lost 2-0 I think….. Maybank sent off for Brighton & Garner sent off for us.
Heavy snow in the north of England and clear on the south coast!
Same day as Forest v Southampton league cup final

 

[Silent Blade]

Lost 2-0 I think….. Maybank sent off for Brighton & Garner sent off for us.
Heavy snow in the north of England and clear on the south coast!
Same day as Forest v Southampton league cup final

Yes you are right

 

[ancientblade]

what a great kit that was pity the team were not

 

[Silent Blade]

 

[Silent Blade]

 

[Blade1959]

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6/3/76 lost 4-0! Man City had won the league cup final the weekend before