I walked all around the stadium site today with my camera and camcorder. I took loads of photo's and here my favourite 33 !!! I have saved them quite small as there so many, but as I walked around I got some good angles (all without the aid of a step ladder, unfortunately!). I hope you enjoy...
As the photo shows, and my South Strand Terrace season tickets, there was definitely Terraces in front of the wooden seats (where I also sat from time to time) all through the 70's. As you say, the fire was in 1980 and so thereafter it was probably converted to an all seater stand.:albion2:
South Stand Seats
The seats are there - in the darkness behind the blue hoarding. Limitations of a 70's compact camera unfortunately. The South Stand was always terraces at the front and seats at the back. I think this only changed to all seats during the 80's (or maybe even the early 90's)...
These are 5 photo's I took way back in April 1979. As a 21 year old I had just bought my first car and where else could I head for but the home of my beloved Brighton & Hove Albion - The Goldstone Ground.
I first went there as a 7 year old on Boxing Day 1964 and last went there in the April of...