|
|
Post by Deva93 on Feb 10, 2024 0:25:17 GMT
Bit of a random one but the sealand road ground was before my time and I was just wondering if anyone knows the exact location of it, am I right in thinking it was where B&M is now? Would love to hear the from the older fans about what it was like .?
|
|
|
|
Post by cestrian60 on Feb 10, 2024 5:23:44 GMT
Still spiritual home for me, millions time better location. Although the terracing was crumbling towards the end. Good old days of the ball hitting the roof and then covered in rust etc. Being able to walk round to watch us attacking opposite goal second half. The new main stand should have had a paddock in front of it never looked right with that empty space. That stand is probably what’s missing at the present ground for one it had a larger social club (use to watch bets lose on ITV World of Sport before the match).
|
|
|
|
Post by Old Seal on Feb 10, 2024 8:47:18 GMT
Bit of a random one but the sealand road ground was before my time and I was just wondering if anyone knows the exact location of it, am I right in thinking it was where B&M is now? Would love to hear the from the older fans about what it was like .? If you come out of Bumpers Lane at the main lights,the ground stood approximately where Home Bargains is. There was a club in front of the ground called The Cestrian. |
|
|
|
Post by Royal Blue on Feb 10, 2024 9:03:15 GMT
Old and new grounds in one shot from Chas' excellent site -
|
|
|
|
Post by moldcestrian on Feb 10, 2024 10:22:56 GMT
Old and new grounds in one shot from Chas' excellent site -
Doesn’t look far on there but in reality it’s the longest walk known to man down Bumpers Lane. |
|
|
|
Post by rhodri on Feb 10, 2024 11:06:05 GMT
Old and new grounds in one shot from Chas' excellent site -
Thanks for sharing. My first game at the Deva was 1995, but I'm still a bit too young to remember the Sealand Road stadium Pardon my ignorance, but when were the Deva Link and Sovereign Way roads built? |
|
|
|
Post by rhodri on Feb 10, 2024 11:13:12 GMT
I saw this on Twitter last month too, showing where the stadium was compared to what's there now
|
|
|
|
Post by welshrover on Feb 10, 2024 11:18:32 GMT
Is the brick / plaque whatever you want to call it, that was in the back wall of the Sealand End in the back wall of B&M or have I dreamt that?
|
|
|
|
Post by Neil Hunt Nonsense Potter on Feb 10, 2024 11:53:06 GMT
Is the brick / plaque whatever you want to call it, that was in the back wall of the Sealand End in the back wall of B&M or have I dreamt that? No, it was broken when the wall was demolished, but was rescued and has been restored. It is now on the Deva on the wall next to the ticket office. There is a nice information board with it too. |
|
|
|
Post by Ian H Block on Feb 10, 2024 13:06:23 GMT
Old and new grounds in one shot from Chas' excellent site -
Miss the old Manweb building, seen some good bands play there. |
|
|
|
Post by welshrover on Feb 10, 2024 13:18:00 GMT
Is the brick / plaque whatever you want to call it, that was in the back wall of the Sealand End in the back wall of B&M or have I dreamt that? No, it was broken when the wall was demolished, but was rescued and has been restored. It is now on the Deva on the wall next to the ticket office. There is a nice information board with it too. Amazingly I have never noticed it!! Will have a look. |
|
|
|
Post by borussiachester on Feb 10, 2024 14:07:31 GMT
Old and new grounds in one shot from Chas' excellent site -
One of the main things that stands out to me here is how much greener and less developed the area around Bumpers Lane looks. Might just be because it’s an aerial photo, but it somehow seems slightly less soulless than it is now. |
|
|
|
Post by weareblues on Feb 10, 2024 15:47:03 GMT
Old and new grounds in one shot from Chas' excellent site -
Doesn’t look far on there but in reality it’s the longest walk known to man down Bumpers Lane. Nothing worse when its roasting or baltic feels like its never ending |
|
|
|
Post by Royal Blue on Feb 10, 2024 19:05:59 GMT
No, it was broken when the wall was demolished, but was rescued and has been restored. It is now on the Deva on the wall next to the ticket office. There is a nice information board with it too. Amazingly I have never noticed it!! Will have a look. Again, all you need to know is on Chas's site -
There are other links on there about the whole history of the plaque
|
|
|
|
Post by rainhillblue9 on Feb 10, 2024 23:01:41 GMT
You got a fabulous view of Chester city centre from the new main stand,especially the town hall and the old Odeon cinema now called Storyhouse.The players used to train on the Annexe next to the old stadium and we used to watch in school holidays.I believe one lad got his arm broken from a shot by Hugh Ryden!? He did have a really hard shot on him!!
|
|
|
|
Post by welshrover on Feb 10, 2024 23:40:46 GMT
Old and new grounds in one shot from Chas' excellent site -
Thanks for sharing. My first game at the Deva was 1995, but I'm still a bit too young to remember the Sealand Road stadium Pardon my ignorance, but when were the Deva Link and Sovereign Way roads built? Going back further Rhodri, if you walked down Bumpers Lane away from the current ground and stood by Stokers Furniture (used to be MFI) you would have had the football ground on your right and the Greyhound Stadium to your left (hence why it is called The Greyhound Retail Park) |
|
|
|
Post by avfo on Feb 11, 2024 0:27:55 GMT
Thanks for sharing. My first game at the Deva was 1995, but I'm still a bit too young to remember the Sealand Road stadium Pardon my ignorance, but when were the Deva Link and Sovereign Way roads built? Going back further Rhodri, if you walked down Bumpers Lane away from the current ground and stood by Stokers Furniture (used to be MFI) you would have had the football ground on your right and the Greyhound Stadium to your left (hence why it is called The Greyhound Retail Park) Greyhound & Football Stadium |
|
|
|
Post by welshrover on Feb 11, 2024 8:41:11 GMT
Going back further Rhodri, if you walked down Bumpers Lane away from the current ground and stood by Stokers Furniture (used to be MFI) you would have had the football ground on your right and the Greyhound Stadium to your left (hence why it is called The Greyhound Retail Park)Cracking photo avfo. |
|
|
|
Post by southernblue on Feb 11, 2024 18:14:57 GMT
Bit of a random one but the sealand road ground was before my time and I was just wondering if anyone knows the exact location of it, am I right in thinking it was where B&M is now? Would love to hear the from the older fans about what it was like .? Just the thought of answering that question sends tingles down my spine. I'd give absolutely anything to experience it again. The old girl was run down but she was magnificent. I'd mostly go in the Sealand Road end, but went in all three home ends in my time. The away end was a huge open bank with occasional crush barriers strewn around and as much grass as concrete on the terrace. The right side of Sealand Road was a well contained standing terrace. I still remember the Busby commercial on the fascia of the roof which was a fuck off yellow bird that BT had as its mascot. The Tanoy was loud, I remember songs like Russ Abbotts "What an Atmosphere" belting out on a cold Tuesday night. The view to the left was of the massive fully seated stand, with faded pale blue seats, and a big drop and an open area between this stand and the pitch. The Sealand Road end was where all the atmosphere was generated, and that barrel of a roof trapped the sound and amplified it massively. Made a few hundred of us sound like thousands. The atmosphere was incredible at times. God I miss it. |
|
|
|
Post by league2 on Feb 11, 2024 20:57:18 GMT
Your right about the atmosphere, crowd noise was defining in the sealand rd end for the big games ,not sure it was the barrel roof or just the amount of people in there,and the paddock by the kop was just as loud before it was made the away end happy days that are long gone unfortunately
|
|
|
|
Post by southernblue on Feb 11, 2024 21:19:02 GMT
Your right about the atmosphere, crowd noise was defining in the sealand rd end for the big games ,not sure it was the barrel roof or just the amount of people in there,and the paddock by the kop was just as loud before it was made the away end happy days that are long gone unfortunately A ten minute walk to the ground too. It's a five hour drive for me now. |
|
|
|
Post by Lon on Feb 11, 2024 21:32:52 GMT
Your right about the atmosphere, crowd noise was defining in the sealand rd end for the big games ,not sure it was the barrel roof or just the amount of people in there,and the paddock by the kop was just as loud before it was made the away end happy days that are long gone unfortunately A ten minute walk to the ground too. It's a five hour drive for me now. I know bumpers lane is long but I think a 5 hour drive is a bit excessive!!! 😂 |
|
|
|
Post by southernblue on Feb 13, 2024 23:08:03 GMT
A ten minute walk to the ground too. It's a five hour drive for me now. I know bumpers lane is long but I think a 5 hour drive is a bit excessive!!! 😂 My mistake, that's the drive getting down Bumpers Lane coming out of the Deva. |
|
|
|
Post by Deva93 on Feb 15, 2024 21:01:11 GMT
Love these old photos, So what year was the greyhound track removed?
|
|
|
|
Post by Anders on Feb 15, 2024 23:06:46 GMT
More from Chas' site - Link
The last pic is great with the towering floodlights.
|
|
|
|
Post by avfo on Feb 15, 2024 23:16:18 GMT
Love these old photos, So what year was the greyhound track removed? 'Chester Greyhound Stadium staged their final meeting on the 10th of January 1987, and within months, the stadium had been bulldozed to make way for the newly named Greyhound Retail Park.' greyhoundracingtimes.co.uk/2018/12/26/chester-2/ |
|
|
|
Post by Neil Hunt Nonsense Potter on Feb 16, 2024 11:51:29 GMT
This is the bend of the Greyhound Stadium which to my mind would be sort of where Argos and Dunelm Mill now is but I stand to be corrected. You can see the main stand and floodlight at Sealand Road in the background.  This was the bar/clubhouse at Chester dogs which gives you and idea what it was like. I remember going with my Dad and Grandad as a young teen and thinking it was a bit grim. And I was used to standing on the Sealand Road End...  |
|
|
|
Post by hughdemann on Feb 16, 2024 15:15:12 GMT
I have many happy memories of both football and greyhound stadiums. I'm sure i saw Ian Rush at the dogs a few times
|
|
|
|
Post by welshrover on Feb 17, 2024 19:36:32 GMT
If my memory serves me right even if you weren't into the greyhound racing you could get a half decent burger and chips and a beer at the Greyhound track.
For my sins I worked at Drayton Motors (Volvo) next to the stadium late 80's, many a good lunch in the Cestrian Club.
|
|
