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Title: 'Lost Football Grounds' Post by: leftside on Monday, May 15, 2017, 17:24:04 If you are interested in historic photographs of football grounds, you might like to take a look at an exhibit I've put together on Google Arts & Culture:
https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/exhibit/QgLC4DjNNGlNKQ Thanks very much. Title: Re: 'Lost Football Grounds' Post by: Batch on Monday, May 15, 2017, 17:27:02 Skimmed through that, quite enjoyed it. Thanks.
Title: Re: 'Lost Football Grounds' Post by: Reg Smeeton on Monday, May 15, 2017, 17:48:38 No Bradford's Field, Globe Field or The Croft :(
Title: Re: 'Lost Football Grounds' Post by: leftside on Monday, May 15, 2017, 17:51:15 No Bradford's Field, Globe Field or The Croft :( Sorry Reg, I don't think Aerofilms Ltd were banking on those being money-spinners.Title: Re: 'Lost Football Grounds' Post by: leftside on Monday, May 15, 2017, 18:01:52 No Bradford's Field, Globe Field or The Croft :( I've just remembered, the Historic England Archive does have some early post-WWII aerial coverage of Swindon that shows the CG (football and cricket) with huts and footpaths on the pitches, presumably relating to the wartime POW camp.Title: Re: Re: 'Lost Football Grounds' Post by: horlock07 on Monday, May 15, 2017, 18:08:42 No Bradford's Field, Globe Field or The Croft :( Didn't manned flight only start in c.1903?Sent from my Hudl 2 Title: Re: Re: 'Lost Football Grounds' Post by: leftside on Monday, May 15, 2017, 18:13:45 Didn't manned flight only start in c.1903? The first aerial photos were taken in 1858. Sent from my Hudl 2 (Reg might dispute this as it was achieved by a Frenchman) Title: Re: Re: 'Lost Football Grounds' Post by: Reg Smeeton on Monday, May 15, 2017, 18:24:16 Didn't manned flight only start in c.1903? Sent from my Hudl 2 Wlitshireman, Elmer, the flying monk of Malmesbury was well ahead of the game Title: Re: 'Lost Football Grounds' Post by: 4D on Monday, May 15, 2017, 22:57:30 Montgolfier brothers in 17 or 18 something?
Title: Re: 'Lost Football Grounds' Post by: horlock07 on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 08:41:51 Montgolfier brothers in 17 or 18 something? it was the 1780's, I was basing my date more on the Wright Brothers and powered flight as it would have been a ball ache to lug a balloon and all that kit around the country? |