Winchester
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Gardeners on Victory St?The Albert gone too I think
Gardeners on Victory St?The Albert gone too I think
It was my local too. The none famous Gallagher brother, the band Doves along with other faces on the music scene were all regulars....and The Gardener's Arms. Would see Mike Pickering, Kevin Cummins and the much missed Rob Gretton (New Order's manager for the uninitiated) in there for every home game.
That's a fantastic picture, never seen thst before
Me and my dad used to sit right near the top of the corner, by the fence looking down on the main part of the platt lane, when the rebuilt platt lane stand opened I took my own young kids in the family stand as close as possible to that on the spot on the cornerWhat you cant see are the two tunnels near the back of the platt lane stand, we used to sit behind one when we were kids, there were also two sets of steel steps which were long and steep, you can see the opening at the back for one set. Also the big tunnel you can see in the corner, as you walked out towards the back there were another set of steps but built inside the ground which took you up to the back corner of the stand, that was another place we liked to sit. There were toilets also next to the steps in the corner. Spent a lot of time in the Platt Lane as a Kid, along with the Scoreboard end.
Yes, it was St Edward's primary. There was also a school at the back of St Edward's church on Thurloe St., next door to Xaverian, in the late 60s.