@owlstalk Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upperwinngardensowl Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Well its got the hill in the right place, and what could be Wardsend Steelworks in the background... But I thought it always had the big kop from when it was first built Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Yes published in a local paper in 1903 and no the Kop wasn't always high it was enlarged at various stages over the years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dronfield Blue Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Is it an old spot the ball competition? 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 On 29/03/2018 at 12:47, @owlstalk said: the hill in the background don't tally up with the the Hillsborough roar painting ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shandypants Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 On 30/03/2018 at 11:10, Dronfield Blue said: Is it an old spot the ball competition? Unlucky, you’ve missed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cognacbarnowl Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 On 02/04/2018 at 11:48, shandypants said: Unlucky, you’ve missed Mecks no difference cos it's a UFO anyway. Either that or Simmonson's penalty has found the secret of time travel on its long voyage around the universe FFS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat Owl Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 On 29 March 2018 at 12:47, @owlstalk said: Even the moon was covered in grime from the steelworks in those days.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treborowl Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 It's cannonball. Just below it the world's largest cannon, built to change the course of the Boer War had pointed upwards and test fired. Our chip shop was flattened. Fact. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgmetcalf Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 On 29/03/2018 at 13:43, upperwinngardensowl said: Well its got the hill in the right place, and what could be Wardsend Steelworks in the background... But I thought it always had the big kop from when it was first built Don't remember the trees on top of the hill being that big when I was a kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Just for clarity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Owl Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 On 5/12/2018 at 14:01, pgmetcalf said: Don't remember the trees on top of the hill being that big when I was a kid Given the picture is from 1903 I had no idea you were that old! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecap Owl Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 On 4/2/2018 at 03:48, shandypants said: Unlucky, you’ve missed That must be the 1903 "playoff" penalty shoot out - Blades goalie must have taken the kick... still in orbit with the more recent one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 On 29/03/2018 at 15:23, dunsbyowl said: Yes published in a local paper in 1903 and no the Kop wasn't always high it was enlarged at various stages over the years! just been reading up on the stadium and it says the kop was built on a natural hill which clearly isn't the case looking at the 1903 pic …...must have been a major job getting in the earth to build it when it was extended upwards ,...….. your mission if you choose to accept it is to find out the tonnage of earth used and where they got it from . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 This photo states it was 1910 - not much of a hill ! 1899 - 3 weeks before the season started! and again in 1920 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 I would say yes it is with 95% certainty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 On 13/09/2018 at 06:40, dunsbyowl said: This photo states it was 1910 - not much of a hill ! 1899 - 3 weeks before the season started! and again in 1920 good find that dunsby …..if they ever do knock down the kop be interesting to see what down there .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmontonowl Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 On 12/09/2018 at 23:40, dunsbyowl said: This photo states it was 1910 - not much of a hill ! 1899 - 3 weeks before the season started! and again in 1920 That explains why we're so rubbish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAnotherShez Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 My grandfather, born in 1900, used to take me walking up that hill which were referred to as the 'Scotchmans'. They got that name because Scots folk were allegedly tight, and people used to watch the match from there. Maybe they'd see more when the kop was lower. Wonder what the reaction would be to today's prices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attyjake Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 On 13/09/2018 at 06:40, dunsbyowl said: This photo states it was 1910 - not much of a hill ! 1899 - 3 weeks before the season started! and again in 1920 Now we got clean rubbish on the pitch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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