An archaeological dig at Bradford Park Avenue

In his 40-year career as an archaeologist, Jason Wood has travelled the world, searching for Roman remains in Jordanian citadels and helping to restore royal palaces in Nepal. But his recent project was a little less exotic: digging up a patch of grass by some woods in Bradford.


https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...ground?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard

 

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thought it was worth highlighting this from the article - funny how nature quickly consumes some of these old grounds

 

You can still see the old Anlaby Rd terraces in winter when the foliage dies. Looks like the above, except there are venomous newts patrolling aggressively.

 

Just so you understand what they are comparing it to. Angkor Wat.

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I know they are not real comparing the two like for like.

 

not impressed with that. it's not even obvious where the goalposts were placed.

 

Talkng about favourite players we had seen in the pub a while ago and a chap in his sixties said Kevin Hector. Which drew blank looks from the younger ones. He is a big Bradford City fan, still goes back to watch them regularly. He was in the fire at Valley Parade, a very lucky man who owes his life tomacquick thinking, and brave, copper. Anyhow, he said that though he was a Bradford Ciy fan he, and others, used to go to Park Avenue just to see Hector. He preferred The Park Avenue ground to the .Valley Parade one of the time.

 

Born in Hull Kevin Hector ?

 

Amazing to read about how large that city was compared to other ones at that time. Only a tiny part has been excavated. There was an interesting programme on where they used new cameras which can see through the foliage and show the outlines of where old buildings, canals etc were from aerial photos. The scale of the place was amazing.
A place I would have loved to visit.

 

I have heard people mention Kevin .pHector being born in Hull before and referring to him as one who got away. But he was born in Leeds and signed for .Bradford Park Avenue as a junior.

 

Fullstop key is stuck?

 

Siem Reap City Tigers used to play there.

 

Is the fullstop key the one that produces a full stop?

 

Period.

 

Yeah, strange one that. When he was playing it was always said was born in Hull, probably the Green Sports Mail, but I also read somewhere that he was a Leeds lad. Didn't he play for Brian Clough at Derby if memory serves me well ?

 

He did play for Derby, but I also remember the story about the link with Hull, thought it was because he a junior.Anyway the goalkeeper for Derby at the time was Les Green born in Hull

 

Sorry need to check my facts re Les Green, wasn’t born in Hull but played for City 1960-62 before going to Nuneaton, eventually went to Derby.Was only 5ft 8 but very agile.

 

Ye Peter Taylor really rated him. Sadly died five years ago.

 

He won the league with Clough at Derby. Won it again there under Mackay. Holds the appearance record for Derby as well. Quite a goal scoring record.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Hector

 

great goal scorer who got away was local boy Gerry Ingram - always seem to score against us

 

But not as often as Bob Hatton!