Gary James will probably be able to varify, but i'd guess that was for "Manchester Central".
Hyde Road Stadium
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xgorton
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MFC stood for Manchester football club.
xgorton
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Manchester football club.mfc.
Mad Eyed Screamer
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Some photos of The Hyde Road Hotel.
Can't believe I can't find one of The City Gates.
The 2nd picture must have been after 1967 as it has the Whitbread sign.
The City Gates opened early 80"s so assuming the 3rd picture is from the 90's going off the posters stuck to the boards
Can't believe I can't find one of The City Gates.
The 2nd picture must have been after 1967 as it has the Whitbread sign.
The City Gates opened early 80"s so assuming the 3rd picture is from the 90's going off the posters stuck to the boards
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City should build a 5 a side field for future kids...
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Subbutteo would be about the right size lol
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Any city players ?Not City - but amazing old footage from 1905 of England v Ireland played at Hyde Road...
Watch England v Ireland at Manchester (1905) - BFI Player
An Edwardian contest between teams representing the English and Irish Football Leagues, with plenty of goal-line action.player.bfi.org.uk
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Found this googling around.
Anyone know what the "Keystones'' are at the memorial garden?
The move of MCFC to Maine Road in 1923 following a fire at the Hyde Road ground, didn't adversely affect the Hyde Road Hotel and it continued to serve the West Gorton community and the once-bustling Hyde Road thoroughfare. Sadly, as the community around it was decimated, the pub struggled and its last hurrah was as the City Gates theme pub. The business failed in 1989 and the pub sat empty and rotting for twelve years until it was demolished, despite a half-hearted fans campaign to save it. Two keystones from the Hyde Road Hotel reside in the MCFC memorial garden and are all that remain of this significant Manchester pub.
Anyone know what the "Keystones'' are at the memorial garden?
The move of MCFC to Maine Road in 1923 following a fire at the Hyde Road ground, didn't adversely affect the Hyde Road Hotel and it continued to serve the West Gorton community and the once-bustling Hyde Road thoroughfare. Sadly, as the community around it was decimated, the pub struggled and its last hurrah was as the City Gates theme pub. The business failed in 1989 and the pub sat empty and rotting for twelve years until it was demolished, despite a half-hearted fans campaign to save it. Two keystones from the Hyde Road Hotel reside in the MCFC memorial garden and are all that remain of this significant Manchester pub.
Mad Eyed Screamer
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Answering my own question above about what Is a keystone.
A central stone at the summit of an arch, locking the whole together
A central stone at the summit of an arch, locking the whole together
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Nevermind how many books..... has he ever been on Eggheads?