The County Ground - Old Photos

[le god cuervo]

A few people have been requesting old photos of the County Ground recently, so I will post them all here rather than in loads of different threads. Feel free to add your own if you have any...

Aerial shots

1930s
[url width=159 height=97]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_1930spic.jpg[/URL]

1970s - before the magic roundabout was built
[url width=160 height=114]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_1970s.jpg[/URL]

1972 - not sure why there is a stage in front of the north stand?
[url width=120 height=160]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_1972_stage.jpg[/URL]

1993 - premier league
[url width=160 height=107]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_ariel_1993.jpg[/URL]

late 90s
[url width=160 height=128]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_CG_arielview.jpg[/URL]

early 2000s
[url width=160 height=120]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_arielview2.jpg[/URL]

I have quite a few of each of the individual stands which I will upload throughout the day...

[le god cuervo]

North Stand

Old stand
[url width=160 height=115]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_fleming_1910.jpg[/URL]

New construction, 1971
[url width=160 height=84]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_northstandbuild_72.jpg[/URL] [url width=160 height=97]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_northstand_build.jpg[/URL]

Finished stand
[url width=160 height=107]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_EMP-144498.jpg[/URL]

Early 90s
[url width=160 height=112]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_northstandnet1992.jpg[/URL] [url width=159 height=111]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_northstandsteps.jpg[/URL] [url width=160 height=109]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_northstandsteps2.jpg[/URL] [url width=160 height=124]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_northstand1.jpg[/URL]

[le god cuervo]

Stratton Bank

Snow, 1962
[url width=160 height=97]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_1962_snow.jpg[/URL]

1989
[url width=160 height=117]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_1989_1.jpg[/URL] [url width=160 height=114]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_1989_2.jpg[/URL]

removing stratton bank fence
[url width=159 height=72]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_bank_fence.jpg[/URL]

early 90s
[url width=160 height=119]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_strattonbankterrace.jpg[/URL]

tv studio built for fa cup game v aston villa, 1992
[url width=160 height=124]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_bank_tv.jpg[/URL]

[le god cuervo]

Shrivenham Road / South Stand

Before demolition in 1994
[url width=160 height=125]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_shriv_road1.jpg[/URL] [url width=160 height=107]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_shriv_road2.jpg[/URL]

Demolition
[url width=160 height=105]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_demolishion1.jpg[/URL] [url width=160 height=106]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_demolishion2.jpg[/URL] [url width=160 height=107]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_demolishion3.jpg[/URL]

New Intel stand construction, summer '94
[url width=160 height=106]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_intel_build1.jpg[/URL] [url width=106 height=160]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_intel_build2.jpg[/URL] [url width=160 height=105]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_intel_build3.jpg[/URL]

Nearly finished
[url width=160 height=107]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_newintel.jpg[/URL]

Full
[url width=160 height=107]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_intel.jpg[/URL]

[suttonred]

Good work. Seeing the shrivvy in all it's glory!!! Brings back memories.

[overthehill]

A few people have been requesting old photos of the County Ground recently, so I will post them all here rather than in loads of different threads. Feel free to add your own if you have any...

Aerial shots

1930s
[url width=159 height=97]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_1930spic.jpg[/URL]

1970s - before the magic roundabout was built
[url width=160 height=114]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_1970s.jpg[/URL]

1972 - not sure why there is a stage in front of the north stand?
[url width=120 height=160]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_1972_stage.jpg[/URL]

1993 - premier league
[url width=160 height=107]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_ariel_1993.jpg[/URL]

late 90s
[url width=160 height=128]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_CG_arielview.jpg[/URL]

early 2000s
[url width=160 height=120]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_arielview2.jpg[/URL]

I have quite a few of each of the individual stands which I will upload throughout the day...

1972   stage was for Marmalade, Lindisfarne concerts (also wrestling Ithink)

[Batch]

tv studio built for fa cup game v aston villa, 1992

Jimmy Hill,
Jimmy Hill,
Jimmy Hill is a horses....

[Rustle]

Memories of the good ole days.

Really nice photo's le god cuervo thank's,I used to love standing next to the away fan's when they was given that corner bit between stratton bank and the southside,those were the day's when it was propper football ground's,anyone remember the old den on cold blow lane,the away fan's was situated in that corner with the flood light pylon.I really miss those kind of days.

You just can't beat the old style ground's unlike today's souless stadiums.

[land_of_bo]

Yep. That end of Shrivvy was where it was at. Me, Arriba and all the other lads we used to go with were there every week steaming around. I remember when my season ticket used to cost a mere £60

[Reg Smeeton]

Yep. That end of Shrivvy was where it was at. Me, Arriba and all the other lads we used to go with were there every week steaming around. I remember when my season ticket used to cost a mere £60

Hooligan.

[Rich Pullen]

I notice a picture from the Kevin Morris match vs. Chelsea.

Anyone know the line-ups for that match?

[le god cuervo]

Found a few more old ones on getty images...

1912 fans
[url width=160 height=115]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_1912strattonbank.jpg[/URL]

1924 north stand
[url width=160 height=123]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_1924northstand.jpg[/URL]

1924 shrivenham road
[url width=160 height=123]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_1924shrivenhamrd.jpg[/URL]

1929 shrivenham road
[url width=160 height=121]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_1929shrivenhamrd.jpg[/URL]

1938 north stand
[url width=160 height=123]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_1938northstand.jpg[/URL]

1963 north stand
[url width=160 height=131]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_1963northstand.jpg[/URL]

1964 shrivenham road
[url width=160 height=111]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_1964shrivenhamrd.jpg[/URL]

1968 players entrance
[url width=131 height=160]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_1968playersentrance.jpg[/URL]

[Peter Venkman]

I notice a picture from the Kevin Morris match vs. Chelsea.

Anyone know the line-ups for that match?

I only remember Hoddle playing, I stewarded the game that day and remember it was a great crowd of nearly 14,000 paying homage to the great servant Kevin "Jimmy Saville" Morris. He was a top bloke, met him many many times, a real character.

[le god cuervo]

A little extra...

Development plans

Proposed development in 1994
[url width=160 height=118]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_model3.jpg[/URL]

2006 stadium development plan
[url width=160 height=129]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_2006dev_1.jpg[/URL] [url width=160 height=135]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_2006dev_2.jpg[/URL]

[Talk Talk]

2006 stadium development plan
[url width=160 height=129]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_2006dev_1.jpg[/URL] [url width=160 height=135]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/legodcuervo/the%20county%20ground/th_2006dev_2.jpg[/URL]

Ha ha ha ha