The very one sided ground after the new stand was built. It remained like this for many years, with the pitch a long distance from many of the stands. After The Valley, the most interesting ground in England in my opinion.
The multi gabled stand was an Archibald Leitch design if I remember. It was strange as each gable increased in size as it ran down the length of the pitch.
The multi gabled stand was an Archibald Leitch design if I remember. It was strange as each gable increased in size as it ran down the length of the pitch.
Correct - designed by Leitch, the line of the stand dictated by the angle and rise of the road behind it. For any ground nerds, the book below is fantastic - unfortunately its difficult to get hold off (as demonstrated by the price of Amazon's only copy... - luckily I bought mine a while back).
Not sure if someone knows at the Museum but Graham Budd Auctions have a auction going on at the moment. The item of interest is a scratch built model of the Valley in the 80s
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The very one sided ground after the new stand was built. It remained like this for many years, with the pitch a long distance from many of the stands. After The Valley, the most interesting ground in England in my opinion.
Was the space in-between the pitch and the stand dark during night games? Looks like it would be from the floodlight positioning.
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