Burnden

[Boo]

Great pic of Burnden, i think it's pre 1957 due to the lack of floodlights.

 

 

[Spider]

If you squint, you can just make out the "Whoops" aisle.

[Rembrandt]

And the Bury railway line still there.

[Carlos]

Before my time, can you see the canal and what's the lodge?

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Before my time, can you see the canal and what's the lodge?

I'd imagine the lodge is a feeder to the canal.

[Boo]

I would imagine the lodge is summat to do with the mill at the top of the pic.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

I would imagine the lodge is summat to do with the mill at the top of the pic.

Going with this now- what I thought was the canal is actually the river. Canal's above this.

[Boo]

Heres a view looking towards Farnworth along where St Pete's is now with Burnden on the right under the viaduct. they were culverting the Croal at the time.

 

 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

And the Bury railway line still there.

Currently constructing a platform in the loft for the young'uns model railway layout. That's given me an idea!

[Boo]

Scale model of BP?

[gonzo]

Scale model of BP?

Don't forget the Munich 58 and National Front graffiti on the back of the gym wall.

[Take Hunt Off]

Used to fish in that lodge behind Burnden Paddock (close season only)

[MancWanderer]

That's great pic of Burnden. Had forgotten just how steep the Embankment was at the back

[SatanGreavsie]

That's great pic of Burnden. Had forgotten just how steep the Embankment was at the back

I captured this a while back from one of the old youtubes 

[Guest]

I captured this a while back from one of the old youtubes

Just wow Edited December 18, 2015 by boltondiver

[stevieb]

Just wow

Obviously it was a five quid a ticket plus a free reacharound offer that got the numbers in that day.

[tomski]

Ace that

[gonzo]

That's fuckin incredible

[Matt Lofthouse]

Great photo that.

[Boo]

Eeeee them wert days. It used to hold over 30000 didn't it?

[darrener]

I captured this a while back from one of the old youtubes

is this the darlington game?

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Scale model of BP?

Indeed. Was there a station near by so fans could get off without having to walk so far?

[Boo]

Just Trinity Street, Darcy Lever station when the old photo's were taken.

[Take Hunt Off]

Scary as Fuck really attended the 1966 semi final FA cup game Scum v Everton with the old fella on thembankment I was 14 & we got separated 60,000 on & I think 20k on you know where .My feet never touched the ground during the exit .Shit myself at the time but heyho those cheeky scousers won 1-0 so even then I thought thank Christ.

[Barnstoneworth White]

I was right at the front against the fence when we played Everton in the League Cup semi in 1977, 50,000 on. We were in the side closest to the Paddock. On a couple of occasions there was the inevitable crowd surge with me pinned up against the fence, I swear the fence buckled, THAT was scary.