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Came across some good photos of the Goldstone today so thought I'd post them here for those who haven't seen them before......
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Extra Seats Gallery: Pic of the day circa 1958. Is there a timelapse video available for this?
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Regency Society say March 1958 for Old West Stand, 2 months before the stand was demolished and replaced.
Blurier ones of old West Stand and South Stand construction are 1954.
West Stand construction 1958.
Old West Stand aerial 1957, and New West Stand / East Stand aerial 1963.
Looking in more detail it appears the small 'paddock' at the front of the new West Stand seating is simply the back portion of the old West Stand with the side walls turned round.
Blurier ones of old West Stand and South Stand construction are 1954.
West Stand construction 1958.
Old West Stand aerial 1957, and New West Stand / East Stand aerial 1963.
Looking in more detail it appears the small 'paddock' at the front of the new West Stand seating is simply the back portion of the old West Stand with the side walls turned round.
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bristolseagull
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where did they put the webcam when they were putting those stands up?
mune ni kamome
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God those chicken run urinals bring back memories.
Albion Dan
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why they never built the west stand to go the length of the pitch I will never understand.
I can, in the Division 3 South days. I also remember an area under the old South Stand which had piles of old match programmes in it which I as boy was able to enter. I shudder now when I think of what happened at Bradford City.
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Those pics of the skeletal West Stand remind me eerily of the shots of the Bradford main stand after the fire.
Today, of all days
Today, of all days
Those pics of the skeletal West Stand remind me eerily of the shots of the Bradford main stand after the fire.
Today, of all days
Five minutes before half time at 3.40pm a small fire was noticed three rows from the back of G block in the Valley Parade ground and fire-fighting equipment was requested.
Within minutes flames were visible and police started to evacuate people in the stand.
But the blaze spread very rapidly - within four minutes the whole of the roof and the wooden stands below were on fire and police struggled to save those who were too stunned or weak to escape.
One survivor spoke of the horror that he witnessed. "It spread like a flash," said 46-year-old Bradford City fan Geoffrey Mitchell. "I've never seen anything like it. The smoke was choking. You could hardly breathe.
"There was panic as fans stampeded to an exit which was padlocked. Two or three burly men put their weight against it and smashed the gate open. Otherwise I would not have been able to get out."
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Awful scenes 
mune ni kamome
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Terrible. More so because as we watched there seemed no danger just a few wisps of smoke. the speed with which the situation changed was a total shock.
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Can still hear the horrified words of the commentator as it all plays out.
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
It took ages to set up my Box Brownie in those days.
My ladder was made of wood rather than aluminium.
Waiting at Boots for my prints of which I used to get 250 copies, then posting them to various addresses all over the town used to take ages, usually starting Wednesday evening and finishing on Friday afternoon.
Oh how times have changed.
I've still got a couple of calendars left. Black and white, and only tuppence h'appeny each (includes p&p).
My ladder was made of wood rather than aluminium.
Waiting at Boots for my prints of which I used to get 250 copies, then posting them to various addresses all over the town used to take ages, usually starting Wednesday evening and finishing on Friday afternoon.
Oh how times have changed.
I've still got a couple of calendars left. Black and white, and only tuppence h'appeny each (includes p&p).