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Pre - During - After - Dolman Stand...

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  1. wizered

    wizered Ol' Mucker
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    I lifted this off of OTIB and make no excuses.....

    Poster......1960maaan...

    Here are some pics of the pre-Dolman Aston Gate.

    First 2 are mid 50's.

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    1961 -61 and the Flats go up...

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    I would have killed for the view from those balconies.

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    The local area pre Dolman. The toilets look worse than the old EE open air ones !


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    So it begins.

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    The stand completed and the model from which it grew.

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    wizered Ol' Mucker
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    Up to the modern day , the seats going into the old school boy enclosure.

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  3. Lan Logger

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    Amazing, love looking at old photos
     
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  4. RedorDead

    RedorDead Well-Known Member

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    The Dolman, did have when it was first built the longest suspended concrete span in the country on a building
     
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  5. banksyisourhero

    banksyisourhero Well-Known Member

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    that was my penis.. huge...
     
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  6. smhbcfc

    smhbcfc Well-Known Member

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    It strange seeing the old style floodlights as well
     
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  7. Bigjohnatyeo

    Bigjohnatyeo Well-Known Member

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    Well remember when the old ground looked like those early photos!
     
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  8. Reliant Robin TC

    Reliant Robin TC Active Member

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    When did the building actually start?

    I can recall sitting on the fence at the back of the side terracing after the the roof had been removed. I'm pretty sure it was a game against Cardiff and we lost 3-0. Behind me was a drop of about 20 feet but no-one gave a toss - elf and safety - pah!
     
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  9. Angelicnumber16

    Angelicnumber16 Well-Known Member

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    During my first season (that I remember) there was nothing on that side of the ground aside from banks of earth.
    I much preferred floodlight pylons to the (now) standard lights in the roofs of stands almost everywhere. It gave you a landmark when looking for other grounds.
    I also preferred goalposts/frames with stanchions rather than the stanchionless ones these days.
     
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