Farewell Ayresome Park 26 years ago this month

Started by erimus74, July 12, 2023, 08:23:36 PM

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erimus74


fukyu

I went to the auction day,bid on four small signs,got into a bidding war with the bloke who owned the ayresome  park pub,I dropped out at £350, they were worth about £10 each, weren't even the good ones like holgate end.

erimus74

Quote from: fukyu on July 12, 2023, 08:31:25 PMI went to the auction day,bid on four small signs,got into a bidding war with the bloke who owned the ayresome  park pub,I dropped out at £350, they were worth about £10 each, weren't even the good ones like holgate end.

I wanted to go but had no holidays left when the auction was on, I even thought of calling in sick, good job I didn't with the TV & gazette there

fukyu

I still have the auction catalogue in the loft,and some unopened issues of red square.

erimus74

Quote from: fukyu on July 12, 2023, 08:50:36 PMI still have the auction catalogue in the loft,and some unopened issues of red square.

Yea me too

erimus74



Photo taken with my then 3 year old daughter, auction programme under my left arm

AtomicDog

There's a turnstile in the swatters Carr just on the left, when you go through the front doors
Why must I feel like that . . . Why must I chase the 🐈

erimus74

Quote from: AtomicDog on July 12, 2023, 09:25:11 PMThere's a turnstile in the swatters Carr just on the left, when you go through the front doors

Meet my mate in there when I go out, not very often mind, but cant recall seeing it Atomic, will look out for it in future, cheers Atomic

fukyu

Quote from: AtomicDog on July 12, 2023, 09:25:11 PMThere's a turnstile in the swatters Carr just on the left, when you go through the front doors
There was one in the ayresome park pub back in the Nineties.