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[JohnDenver]

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The view from Swizzler’s penthouse?

 

[Auld Reekie Blade]

From the top of my Mum & Dad’s drive on Sandstone Rd, Wincobank. You can see the South Stands floodlights.
The view of Sheffield & Rotherham at night from the hill fort on the top of Wincobank is spectacular. I have travelled all over the world and not seen many light shows as good!

 

[georgebernardshaw]

Calling BS on that one

True

 

[atlanticblade]

I know there is a club above ringinglow that has something that tells you what you can see all around and it does say lincoln cathedral. Humber bridge.
And several power stations etc. someone told me you can see Emily moor tower in Sheffield. from top of Albert Road in Heeley. I,m not so sure.
if anyone knows if that is true. and other parts of Sheffield you can see it.

On View from Sheffield on Sheffield.net there are photos of views from Ringinglow to Lincoln Cathedral and the Humber Bridge. When the area was more rural you could also reportedly see them from Hurlfield Road too.

 

[Dnblade]

East Bank Road, Meersbrook Park and Park Grange Road, all good views.

 

[coaxingstar71]

You’ve let the cat out of the bag there 71!

There's a few folk on here already know I'm a professional tea drinker.

 

[Keen Blade]

This great thread has prompted me to lament (yet again) the disappearance of traditional old floodlight pylons from grounds all over the country.
Not only did they provide illumination of the play , but also (because they shone from a greater height) they didn't blind you as you watched the game , like the modern ones do (which sit along the front of stand rooves).
If you have a lowish seat and the ball is hit above the deck , you get a nauseating blast of mega lumens as you look up to follow it.
These days it's worth taking a peaked cap to a night game !
Also , when travelling to away matches , the pylons were often of great assistance in finding the ground - always gave a little excitement when you entered another town and saw them marking your destination.
But they're gone now , never to return , like the wonderful smell of Bovril & pipe smoke and the warmth & surges on the terracing.
Not all progress is spirituality healthy.
There is so little left of the football experience I adored as a teenager.
Sorry for the maudlin nostalgia.

 

[I should coco]

I know there is a club above ringinglow that has something that tells you what you can see all around and it does say lincoln cathedral. Humber bridge.
And several power stations etc. someone told me you can see Emily moor tower in Sheffield. from top of Albert Road in Heeley. I,m not so sure.
if anyone knows if that is true. and other parts of Sheffield you can see it.

There is a viewing platform at the top of the Mayfield Valley with a stainless steel disc that has all things mentioned above, marked on it and showing which direction to look.

You can see Emley Moor mast from Crookes Cemetery, where you are higher than the flats in Stannington and you can see over the Loxley valley. Sometimes it is easier to see in the half light/ dark, as it has red navigation lights on it to warn aircraft.

Crookes Cemetery and the field below is also a world famous Hollywood location. The blockbuster 'When Satdi Comes', had an early match on there, even though there is no pitch. In real life, the field is too oddly shaped to fit a pitch and there is also a 6" raised manhole cover slap in the middle.

 

[Danny_Blade]

 

[mattbianco1]

East Bank Road

Used to love the feeling as a kid. My dad always worked on Saturdays so never got to many weekend games until i could take myself. Weekdays he wouldn't get home till gone half 6 so was always a rush. I'd be waiting in my kit.

Remember how we'd drive down East Bank Road, you'd see the floodlights lit as you made your way down (best position is the 51 bus stop next to the turn to Newfield Green).
We'd always park up under the tram bridge on Park Grange. Then he'd stride his way to the stadium to make kick off, holding my hand as my little legs would be running to try and keep up with his strides.

You never forget those moments. In fact you remember the build-up to the game more than the actual game itself.

 

[mattbianco1]

 

[metalblade]

This great thread has prompted me to lament (yet again) the disappearance of traditional old floodlight pylons from grounds all over the country.
Not only did they provide illumination of the play , but also (because they shone from a greater height) they didn't blind you as you watched the game , like the modern ones do (which sit along the front of stand rooves).
If you have a lowish seat and the ball is hit above the deck , you get a nauseating blast of mega lumens as you look up to follow it.
These days it's worth taking a peaked cap to a night game !
Also , when travelling to away matches , the pylons were often of great assistance in finding the ground - always gave a little excitement when you entered another town and saw them marking your destination.
But they're gone now , never to return , like the wonderful smell of Bovril & pipe smoke and the warmth & surges on the terracing.
Not all progress is spirituality healthy.
There is so little left of the football experience I adored as a teenager.
Sorry for the maudlin nostalgia.

A business opportunity for anyone residing in S6 sell sunglasses and baseball hats outside the sty, the pig fans will certainly need them for night and day games now Pullis is there.

 

[Kenilworth]

The view from Swizzler’s penthouse?

Never been invited up there, misen, Jade.
What are the hors d'oeuvres like?

 

[JohnDenver]

Never been invited up there, misen, Jade.
What are the hors d'oeuvres like?

All vegan rubbish. I’ll not be going back.

 

[LSF]

I grew up on the top of Myrtle Road just along from the Ball Inn and it was slap bang in the middle of the view from there

Neighbour of mine then!

 

[LudlamBlade]

Neighbour of mine then!

Must have been!! Only moved off at the start of this year, well, I moved away a few years ago but mi mother was still there. Was gutted when she sold the house! The view of the backs of those houses is just mental!

 

[LSF]

Must have been!! Only moved off at the start of this year, well, I moved away a few years ago but mi mother was still there. Was gutted when she sold the house! The view of the backs of those houses is just mental!

Agreed! I lived the first 21 years of my life on Myrtle...
View from our back windows over BDTBL and the city was panoramic.
I didn't appreciate it till I got married and left.
I still drive on there occasionally for old times sake.

 

[LudlamBlade]

Agreed! I lived the first 21 years of my life on Myrtle...
View from our back windows over BDTBL and the city was panoramic.
I didn't appreciate it till I got married and left.
I still drive on there occasionally for old times sake.

I do the same! Often wondered about knocking on the door and asking if they mind me sitting on their back step for half hour

 

[LSF]

I do the same! Often wondered about knocking on the door and asking if they mind me sitting on their back step for half hour

Brilliant! I know exactly what you mean

 

[Numpty's Dusty Ruts.]

I wish we had hills in East London. I like hills.
Mind you, go across the Woolwich Ferry & it's very hilly that side.

At least you can ride a pushbike without ending up in the coronary care unit!!

 

[HammerInPeace]

At least you can ride a pushbike without ending up in the coronary care unit!!

I can imagine!
If I want some hills I go across the ferry & go to Greenwich Park. There are some b*stard hard hills in there. In fact I went there this summer & one path was so steep I had to get off & push me bike & I thought I was gonna have a Sean Connery then, just from walking & pushing...I'm sure Greenwich Blade will concur..
Bloody pricey grub in the cafe as well..

 

[HammerInPeace]

From mi bedroom window, can only see the tops of the stands but the floodlights still look decent!

You sure that's not Hillsborough on fire?...

 

[LudlamBlade]

You sure that's not Hillsborough on fire?...

Sadly, we can but dream!

 

[Snake]

I can imagine!
If I want some hills I go across the ferry & go to Greenwich Park. There are some b*stard hard hills in there. In fact I went there this summer & one path was so steep I had to get off & push me bike & I thought I was gonna have a Sean Connery then, just from walking & pushing...I'm sure Greenwich Blade will concur..
Bloody pricey grub in the cafe as well..

Plenty of hills around Hampstead and the Heath area towards Golders Green. Not sure you dirty East London types are allowed there though

Give us three points on Sunday and ill put in a good word for you.

 

[Wapping Blade]

BDTBL is there in the dreich from Meersbrook Park this afternoon, promise!

 

[HammerInPeace]

Plenty of hills around Hampstead and the Heath area towards Golders Green. Not sure you dirty East London types are allowed there though

Give us three points on Sunday and ill put in a good word for you.

I'd rather not go. Too many smelly Gooners & Spurs round that way...

 

[Numpty's Dusty Ruts.]

I can imagine!
If I want some hills I go across the ferry & go to Greenwich Park. There are some b*stard hard hills in there. In fact I went there this summer & one path was so steep I had to get off & push me bike & I thought I was gonna have a Sean Connery then, just from walking & pushing...I'm sure Greenwich Blade will concur..
Bloody pricey grub in the cafe as well..

You should try Jenkin Road up here Hammer! Featured in the 2012 Tour de France when stages were in Yorkshire! Absolute killer climb. Electric bikes have gone down a storm up here!!

 

[Ecco1889]

From Eastern Drive last week

 

[Auld Reekie Blade]

You should try Jenkin Road up here Hammer! Featured in the 2012 Tour de France when stages were in Yorkshire! Absolute killer climb. Electric bikes have gone down a storm up here!!

I fucking hated that hill as a kid, it’s mental. Then one day my Mum says, “ Stick the box on love snd you’ll see us waving as they come past”

Twats flew up that c*nt of a hill quicker than I used to go down it

 

[HammerInPeace]

You should try Jenkin Road up here Hammer! Featured in the 2012 Tour de France when stages were in Yorkshire! Absolute killer climb. Electric bikes have gone down a storm up here!!

And up...
F*ck my old boots, just gone up & down there on Google Maps. That sharp bend! Lovely views though. I'm sure I'd have to get off me bike & walk..
Would love to live at the top but I bet it's bloody cold in winter. I imagine it's a little less fun in snow & ice as well...
It's funny though, that road & area really reminds me of a road in Collier Row (north of Romford), which I can't remember the name of..