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Tozzing photo, and so emotive for people of a certain age. Captures the major transition in the history of Bramall Lane. The two figures on the wall set it off to a tee. Was that by design or coincidence?Anyway here's another one with more detail and a question....Cherry street July 1983. The black shed on the left is the infamous Winter Shed already talked about on this thread. About 10 years after this photo was taken, I risked life and limb playing 5-a-side for a year or two in there. The "playing" surface was a bargain roll-end green offcut from Mike's Carpets, expertly laid except for all the joints, which curled wickedly up, ready to snag the unwary.
The ball often ended up on the gallery. The strong or foolhardy could scrabble up from pitch to retrieve it. The strong just clambered back down. The foolhardy were off work for a week with a twisted ankle and grazes.
The caretaker, Vic, never came out of his little office/shed thingy up at the end of the gallery.
After the match and a trickle cold shower in the adjoining portakabin, I hobbled round to pay him.
He never looked up from his Sun newspaper...
And the question..... the house/lodge in the centre of the photo. ....what was its purpose?? I guess it was some kind of caretakers house. For the stadium? The pavilion?
Recon you're right with the 'caretaker's house' that's what I've always understood but it did cross my mind it could be the groundsman's or even the two jobs were combined.
Your story of the indoor nets shed brought up a memory of my own. 1983 and your description of the shed is spot on. Son was playing U11's and his manager organised a parents game against a longstanding rival team/manager. I finish playing in goal for the opposition as they were short. Match was drawn with me saving a 1 on 1 with sons manager in last few mins., didn't speak to me for quite a while after that.