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Home Park, A Pictorial History (In Plymouth? See page 5)
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Yes it was - yet another job dear old George (and his wife June) did for the club. It is all his fault I ever got involved watching Argyle. His father in law Fred Quirke was our milkman when I was about 4 or 5 and he used to tell me that his son-in-law played for Argyle. It was that which got me interested, an injection of green which has delivered hope and despair in reasonably equal measures!kernow19":3spcpijd said:
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Hopefully by the end of the month or very soon after. I'll post again when I know more.bigdavegr84":tt04dfwk said:
There is iconic and there is really iconic. Those "10 Steps Start Here" signs rank in the latter bracket. Remarkably the Plymouth Argyle Supporters Club paid entirely for the terracing and covering of the Popular Side (Lyndhurst) in the summer of 1962 or 1963. I think the terracing was 1962 (probably used for the first time for an under 23 international in November 1962 v Belgium) and then it was covered a year or two later. Although contractors W Cooper and Son concreted the terraces those famous and steep steps at the Barn Park End were built entirely by volunteer labour from the Supporters' Club.IJN":1qpoxqar said:Swillyboy":1qpoxqar said:
Where is that sign now? I recall writing to the club (might have been Andy Budge) when the old Barn Park End was being demolished and got the reply that I could have it. Heard nothing more until I was told it had been broken up and dumped. Always wondered if I'd been gazumped. Does anyone know if it still exists?
Bermudian Green":2kscn4jc said:
A ropey image but it shows there were in fact three signs (and I think four, the first being the closest, just out of shot):
Vital signs too, in the days when crowds leaving were so tightly packed together that it was impossible to see your feet, let alone the path beneath them, so where the steps started each time could only be judged from above.
GreensOnScreen":2pgoql7j said:
Good grief, you're absolutely right, so there were. Such a shame that they are all gone.
I have been supporting Argyle since the early 50's and and have many books but that is the first time that I have seen this photograph. I reckon the building concerned is close to where the Esso Garage in Outland Road is now situated. I remember when that site was a nursery.memory man":2fnr6vtk said:
On a map of Plymouth dated 1912 there is a large building known as Outland Mill near to the above location but in a 19933 map this building has gone and Segrave Road and various houses (which I presume are the ones still there now) have appeared. So I would put my money on this being Outland Mill.
I am looking forward to getting this book and hopefuuly seeing other photos which I have not previously seen. :thumbup:
Green as Grass":3qqpktba said:
I am not sure whether you are referring to 1933 or 1993 because of a mis-type, but what I do know is that I had 2 cousins who both bought new houses in Segrave Rd, when they wee first built. I cannot recall the exact year but it would have been circa 1960, I think. I hope that helps your identification process.
