[Football] Do you know where this is?

[Jack Straw]

So anyway, yes, it's the site of Wembley Stadium, 101 years ago.

Soon after...

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More fun guessing games... oh, never. Too many d1cks like Brok around.

Incredible photos. Not seen any of them before. Thanks for posting. Any more? (Don't be put off.)

 

[KZNSeagull]

It upsets me greatly how much countryside is around it. Take me back to a time where we didn't just build all over fields everywhere.

You won't enjoy this painting I saw in the national railway museum in York then:

 

[Wozza]

Incredible photos. Not seen any of them before. Thanks for posting. Any more? (Don't be put off.)

I saw this.



Suggests area was built up very quickly after stadium was finished.

No Nando's though.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Is it the Black Rabbit at Arundel?

 

[fly high]

It upsets me greatly how much countryside is around it. Take me back to a time where we didn't just build all over fields everywhere.

And you can't see4 the new Wembley for all the high rise blocks of flats round it

 

[knocky1]

Is it the Black Rabbit at Arundel?

No it's The Stadium, Holmes Avenue. Now a Co op.

 

[AmexRuislip]

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Did Katie Price fall over here

 

[AmexRuislip]

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Cheers for posting, where did find the images?

 

[raymondo]

Amazing, didn't realise it started as an out of town ground.

Me neither... quite a surprise. There's progress for ya .

 

[Wozza]

Cheers for posting, where did find the images?

One was posted on Twitter. Googled for some more.

 

[AmexRuislip]

One was posted on Twitter. Googled for some more.

Thanks

 

[Jeremiah]

I thought it was the build site for the new Palace stand ?

 

[Nobby]

Erm. What the hell is Google lens?

 

[maltaseagull]

It upsets me greatly how much countryside is around it. Take me back to a time where we didn't just build all over fields everywhere.

Unfortunately that is the way it goes.

UK population in 1901 was 32 million...
The extra 35 million odd have to live somewhere.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

It upsets me greatly how much countryside is around it. Take me back to a time where we didn't just build all over fields everywhere.

Well although it may seem to the contrary at the moment, l don't think they are building over every available field quite yet.

Indeed Sussex is still a beautiful county in the most part, with some of it really quite rural.

 

[PeterOut]

It upsets me greatly how much countryside is around it. Take me back to a time where we didn't just build all over fields everywhere.

But less than 10% of land is 'developed use' in England. See https://www.gov.uk/government/stati.../land-use-statistics-england-2022#main-points (but look away if you live in London)

 

[Boys 9d]

I think the area to the north of the stadium was built on with the pavilions for the Empire Exhibition of 1924. I can remember some of the pavilions still standing and converted into industrial units. The stadium until the late 50s (and perhaps beyond) was officially called the Empire Stadium, Wembley.

 

[Bodian]

Erm. What the hell is Google lens?

Right click the image, select this. Google will search for the original, and look-a-likies.

 

[Sirnormangall]

Thought it looked like Upton Park or the Baseball ground in the 1970s towards the end of the season - possibly with less grass and more sand

 

[Nobby]

Right click the image, select this. Google will search for the original, and look-a-likies.

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Wow thanks