The chance passing of the Fitness First Stadium (formerly known as Dean Court), the home to my local football team, revealed an unexpected surprise. The gates (image) were once at the entrance to the South End and Main Stand, at the south west corner of the ground, before the venue was completely renovated in 2001. They are now set into a wall and lead nowhere, and commemorate the forming of the supporters club in 1957 (left portal) and the club's Diamond Jubilee in 1960.
As far as I was aware there was nothing remaining of the old ground - save the odd steel post that once supported the Brighton Beach terrace at the eastern end - so it was welcome to see that someone had the foresight to keep something that linked the past to the present.
Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 EX DG lens. 1/125 second at f/5.6. ISO 400.
© 2009
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