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This is the building near the entrance of the ground.
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The way in is by the building further along in the background.
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The path inside is to the side of the bar. We turn left, and are going to stroll round clockwise. There is this small area of cover.
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The other three sides are very basic, as you would expect at this level, and is just railed off. Which you can clearly see, as we look behind the goal.
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The bench, under the cover where we are standing, has a small memorial plate on it, in tribute to a club stalwart.
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On the rear of this shelter is the ground name.
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Behind the goal is some hard standing.
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From the corner we look across the pitch.
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As we move round we see both the club house, and the covered area. It was between the two where we came into the ground.
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The railing is not complete behind the goal, presumably this is temporary, and it is railed off properly during the league season.
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As you can see here it continues again to the corner, and along the far side.
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Here we look back along this end. The white buildings in the right hand corner appeared to be the changing rooms.
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From this part of the ground we once again see across the pitch.
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It's railed off down the far side, but no more hard standing under foot, just grass.
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A view over the pitch, to the seats in front of the bar.
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There is a small patch of concrete here, I'm not sure why, possibly an old dugout area? Anyone know?
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But the rest of the way along it's grass and wonky railings.
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Once more a corner flag shot.
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Behind the goal now, an old roller, and hard standing.
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From behind the goal we look back down the open touchline.
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Another of my favoured angles, with the goal in shot, looking over to the main side.
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Moving further along, we see more hard standing, down towards the built up part of the ground.
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In the corner, behind the corner flag area, was this old fallen tree. Not what I expect to see in a ground, but it caught my eye.
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As we move round we look back to the end we've just walked from.
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And then we reach the buildings. I'm not sure if this first one is still in use, or just a storage area.
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Here are the dugouts just beyond it.
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This is a fading old sign, on the building we just saw. But I am guessing the club may no longer be in existence, but I'm only basing that on the age of it.
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Now we reach the bar area. Some tables and chairs in front. And you can see the overhang, which is the seated area for the football.
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Not so much proper football seating, as a collection of chairs. Which brings us to the end of the building, where we came in, and where we are now leaving.
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1 comment:
It was a very hard times plus a lot of work to keep Steyning Town FC going in those days .NO one to help on money
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