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A smart sign on the main road, by the ground. It looks smart, but the year is wrong. They were formed in 1893 NOT 1883!
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They share their facilities with the cricket club.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa3WFFGkfI/AAAAAAAACho/AdrKjHUZN0Q/s400/PICT1568.jpg)
This is the car park at the ground, you can see the modern club building straight ahead, which houses the changing rooms and clubhouse. The turnstiles are on the right.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa3bESTleI/AAAAAAAAChs/Ac2tboA3T5w/s400/PICT1569.jpg)
This is the way into the ground.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa3d26bdyI/AAAAAAAAChw/uzuZHP6ZFPs/s400/PICT1570.jpg)
There is hard standing along the side, the bar is just past the green mesh.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa3gzk6NFI/AAAAAAAACh0/0NNI7ewygyE/s400/PICT1571.jpg)
Looking the other way is the open hard standing behind the goal. We're not walking along here, heading instead, clockwise, toward the clubhouse.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa3kjqy7tI/AAAAAAAACh4/faBxhdhDmVU/s400/PICT1572.jpg)
The only cover is the overhang from the clubhouse, with no stand, but some picnic style tables outside.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa3m-NcCAI/AAAAAAAACh8/FzMcztNKO84/s400/PICT1573.jpg)
The way in, for players & officials.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa3pNe7zfI/AAAAAAAACiA/uafj7Vtzp5A/s400/PICT1574.jpg)
Under the cover, looking toward the far end.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa3rf7GGyI/AAAAAAAACiE/oEi_5N_W9jI/s400/PICT1575.jpg)
The board for team line-ups, on matchdays, by the closed clubhouse doors.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa3ttN3KmI/AAAAAAAACiI/EZg7uu0QpDU/s400/PICT1576.jpg)
Past the building is the railed off 'players tunnel', & the dugouts in front.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa3v-awFwI/AAAAAAAACiM/JvkvRdEJpvM/s400/PICT1577.jpg)
The 'tunnel' from on the pitch.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa35G9341I/AAAAAAAACic/9edtMGcRPhE/s400/PICT1580.jpg)
One of the dugouts.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa3ygaI6uI/AAAAAAAACiU/YDleYK-4ZmM/s400/PICT1578.jpg)
Stepping onto the pitch we look at the club building, & the main spectator area in front of it.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa3124YUdI/AAAAAAAACiY/HfctwMkYCFc/s400/PICT1579.jpg)
The hard standing continues behind the dugouts.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa39Bmgq1I/AAAAAAAACig/qjObn2as3Do/s400/PICT1581.jpg)
The view over the halfway line.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa4AFQuu5I/AAAAAAAACik/CnyJjSc6HaE/s400/PICT1582.jpg)
Moving on the fixed rail & hard standing goes on to the corner.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa4Et-nm1I/AAAAAAAACio/3LI7Zyg2Swc/s400/PICT1583.jpg)
From the corner we glance back down the side we've just covered.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa4LkpGFCI/AAAAAAAACiw/IQKl401Hjek/s400/PICT1585.jpg)
Behind the goal it's just railed, no concrete all. Due to the sharing with the cricket, the rail looks temporary, for the winter game.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa4IWtcM4I/AAAAAAAACis/orM0ejiSJII/s400/PICT1584.jpg)
Walking behind the goal we can see the main cricket square, protected by netting, further along.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa4PE9YaeI/AAAAAAAACi0/sSp7DbfIaHc/s400/PICT1586.jpg)
At the next corner now, I'm intrigued to know how the pylons affect the cricket.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa4R7DgThI/AAAAAAAACi4/fWHe8Dy_l7o/s400/PICT1587.jpg)
An angled 'corner flag(less)' snap, with the main side in the background.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa4VSiVRDI/AAAAAAAACi8/Lq55ysaNHgs/s400/PICT1588.jpg)
Moving along the side you can now clearly see how the cricket & football overlaps.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa4ZMMyuEI/AAAAAAAACjA/olOfudfBcS0/s400/PICT1589.jpg)
Over the pitch, all the facilities over there.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa4dWTlBxI/AAAAAAAACjE/M28__UA5QOg/s400/PICT1590.jpg)
Past the artificial wicket, toward the next corner, note the cricket nets, top left.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa4hctI22I/AAAAAAAACjI/2UVKzbvr6bY/s400/PICT1591.jpg)
Now at the end where we began, from the other side of the ground. Hard standing here, as it doesn't encroach onto the cricket playing area.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa4mCVzV4I/AAAAAAAACjQ/m5WtGN6ppRI/s400/PICT1592.jpg)
Turning to see down the very open touchline.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa4puxs2bI/AAAAAAAACjU/9uwmTCFpOWo/s400/PICT1593.jpg)
The car park behind the pathed end.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa4tRcRraI/AAAAAAAACjY/ViUh0i55YSU/s400/PICT1594.jpg)
Home stretch, to the turnstile where we began.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa4wA6C6-I/AAAAAAAACjg/BzrgWyqFKjw/s400/PICT1595.jpg)
A last look at the pavilion, from behind the net.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa40xRdVkI/AAAAAAAACjk/jVhCkhNh0fg/s400/PICT1596.jpg)
A final look here, with the dugouts in the picture.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa44je9hnI/AAAAAAAACjo/LhHiQWQQrkc/s400/PICT1597.jpg)
And out we go, through the gate.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_eG-h-3kiVVA/TBa47v7CjbI/AAAAAAAACjs/IjPSg8P3pJM/s400/PICT1598.jpg)
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