@owlstalk 47,125 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Did this light up? If so does anyone have a similar photo to this but with it all lit up at night? 1 5 Owlstalk Shop Link to post Share on other sites
Concrete Owl 162 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Bet Dunsby has got one. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
fpowl 2,749 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 What years that got to be 79s-80s Link to post Share on other sites
Lump On 906 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Sod that, whats the car in the pic? Escort? Sierra? 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post OxonOwl 8,596 Posted January 18 Popular Post Share Posted January 18 I would assume it lit up. I don't have a photo of that but I have this photo which I love 4 6 Link to post Share on other sites
mogbad 5,925 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 It lit up as I remember. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Flying V 183 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 I'm sure it used to light up. Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post oldowl67 634 Posted January 18 Popular Post Share Posted January 18 8 16 1 Link to post Share on other sites
owls-swfc 2,436 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Yes it did light up, but the neon elements occasionally failed on random letters Cost too much to maintain so eventually removed... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
onslow 183 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 37 minutes ago, @owlstalk said: Did this light up? If so does anyone have a similar photo to this but with it all lit up at night? i never noticed before, it’s pretty much the same typeface for Hillsborough on the back of the Kip. Nice touch Link to post Share on other sites
onslow 183 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 7 minutes ago, oldowl67 said: Beautiful shame there isn’t a higher res picture around Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy Crawshaw 1,257 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 34 minutes ago, oldowl67 said: It was always a fantastic sight walking down Herries Road for a night match, seeing that sign and the floodlights. It gave you a great feeling and a special atmosphere. I have some photos somewhere I took at night, I'll try and dig them out. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Littleowl74 351 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 57 minutes ago, owls-swfc said: Yes it did light up, but the neon elements occasionally failed on random letters Cost too much to maintain so eventually removed... Remember that. Used to read Sheffield ednesday sometimes. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
wexowl 223 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, onslow said: i never noticed before, it’s pretty much the same typeface for Hillsborough on the back of the Kip. Nice touch Oh Onslow! moderate your language .....a kip indeed 1 Link to post Share on other sites
marshy 2,821 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 It used to work when the lecky bill was paid. Was an excellent sign. Wish we had it now. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dunsbyowl 8,810 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Here's a couple ! 1 4 4 Link to post Share on other sites
oldowl67 634 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 2 hours ago, onslow said: Beautiful shame there isn’t a higher res picture around https://www.owlstalk.co.uk/forums/topic/259600-old-photos-of-hillsborough-stadium/?do=findComment&comment=9053999 I remembered commenting on the picture in the above thread early last year. It certainly takes me back to some of those cracking big attendance night matches in the 80s. The six floodlight pylons certainly created a dramatic scene. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Striggy 1,476 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 14 minutes ago, oldowl67 said: https://www.owlstalk.co.uk/forums/topic/259600-old-photos-of-hillsborough-stadium/?do=findComment&comment=9053999 I remembered commenting on the picture in the above thread early last year. It certainly takes me back to some of those cracking big attendance night matches in the 80s. The six floodlight pylons certainly created a dramatic scene. Definitely not the same with the modern pitch lighting, the floodlight towers created an amazing atmosphere, could see ,em for miles and gave the night games a different feeling somehow. 6 "nobody told me there would be days like these!" Link to post Share on other sites
OWLERTON GHOST 30,611 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 I've got it in my back garden ...... 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Inspector Lestrade 22,493 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 6 hours ago, @owlstalk said: Did this light up? If so does anyone have a similar photo to this but with it all lit up at night? How come you didn't know it lights up? Thought you had been going since Adam was a lad? It looked fantastic 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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