Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - Licence To Stand

[Bullet]

Historians what building is this in the background of our first game at WHL, this day in 1899? Is it one of the ones we demolished/kept this time round, or something else entirely?

 

[Whiffler]

Shadows would be lunchtime (bldg NE corner) or late afternoon (bldg SE corner).

If pitch has always been N-S, then is penalty box visible?

Shadow of stand/bldg in foreground, where was this ?

Where were churches back then ?



https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/533500/190500/12/101109 - St Paul's, corner plot Park Lane & Vicarage Rd.

Building defo Park Lane & Paxton (the bit which is now Worcester)

See also http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/asearch?search=tottenham - register and you can see photos up to x8, no costs

 

[Jordinho]

From the 1920s:

Some time later:

2nd May 1934: This terrace of houses is being demolished in Paxton Road Tottenham to make way for a new stand at the football ground in White Hart Lane.

 

[Jordinho]

I'm curious as to what they're doing in the NE corner, but the rain is making it tricky to see anything clearly. Could be preparations to remove the column. Looks like the white crane is holding up some steel next to the stand.

 

[Whiffler]

There's something at a diagonal, approx white jib up left.

 

[spurs' magna carter]

May 1966 (Official Website)

Before the European Cup semi-final 2nd leg against Benfica in 1962 (Mirror).

West Stand and Park Lane in 1960 (Pinterest).

The first two pictures show you just how imposing and impressive the West Stand entrance was before it got knocked, love that the Tottenham Hotspur Football Club above it. Really hope that we have TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR in big letters above the new one.

 

[Lemonade Money]

West Stand and Park Lane in 1960 (Pinterest).

Is that even possible? West Stand and Paxton? East Stand and Park Lane? Mirrored image?

 

[Daisuk]

Is that even possible? West Stand and Paxton? East Stand and Park Lane? Mirrored image?

Judging from the other pic posted earlier, the drawing, it's probably West and paxton.

 

[mudshark]

2nd May 1934: This terrace of houses is being demolished in Paxton Road Tottenham to make way for a new stand at the football ground in White Hart Lane.

That must be Worcester Avenue, not Paxton Rd.

 

[Lemonade Money]

Historians what building is this in the background of our first game at WHL, this day in 1899? Is it one of the ones we demolished/kept this time round, or something else entirely?

So this is SE corner?

 

[Whiffler]

That must be Worcester Avenue, not Paxton Rd.

At that time, Paxton went (dog-legged) around the ground from Park Lane to High Road - no other roads off it. Later deveopment meant Worcester taking part of Paxton and new strip to north.

1935 shows Worcester Ave from Northumberland (some time after 1920 map), but c100yds gap of allotments before N-S element of Paxton. Same on 1956 map.

1962 map has full Worcester Ave

 

[mudshark]

At that time, Paxton went (dog-legged) around the ground from Park Lane to High Road - no other roads off it. Later deveopment meant Worcester taking part of Paxton and new strip to north.

1935 shows Worcester Ave from Northumberland (some time after 1920 map), but c100yds gap of allotments before N-S element of Paxton. Same on 1956 map.

1962 map has full Worcester Ave

Oh, ok. 1962 was where I came in

 

[Bullet]

Sacrilege that those buildings were demolished, we really should have left everything as per 1899

 

[Whiffler]

.....

2nd May 1934: This terrace of houses is being demolished in Paxton Road Tottenham to make way for a new stand at the football ground in White Hart Lane.

Man, leaning against site hoarding, thinks - "Can't see the point. One day they'll knock the ground down, and they'll probably start with this corner".

 

[Daisuk]

Sacrilege that those buildings were demolished, we really should have left everything as per 1899

Haha. Guy on twitter would be angry as fudge if he saw those.

 

[mudshark]

So this is SE corner?

I think that must be right; it looks like the same building that can be seen on the south-east corner in the 1923 photograph, in which case the church spire in the background has to be the original St Paul's (C of E) in Park Lane.

 

[JerusalemMan]

in the consultation and early statements from club there was assurance about the spectator's proximity to the pitch -one of my favourite things about WHL.
Is the plan still to maintain that proximity - or have things drifted from that assurance?

Distance from front wall to goal line: South End of New stadium - 4.98m, North End - 7.97m
West Ham's is 16.5m

 

[K.D.D.D.D.Soc]

Distance from front wall to goal line: South End of New stadium - 4.98m, North End - 7.97m
West Ham's is 16.5m

That's a lot more than at present which is at a guess 2.5m?

 

[Jordinho]

Next floor is under way:

 

[Seedy Ron]

That's a lot more than at present which is at a guess 2.5m?

Still not very far, be a few metres worth of goal net in that.

Presume the Spam measurement is given in miles?