Old photos and memories of Norwich

[dylanisabaddog 6,189]

This seems to be the same moment captured from the other side 

[shefcanary 3,074]

10 minutes ago, dylanisabaddog said:

This seems to be the same moment captured from the other side 

Yep, where are you getting these from?

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37 minutes ago, shefcanary said:

Yep, where are you getting these from?

Facebook. There are 2 or 3 groups dedicated to the history of Norwich and Norfolk in photos and postcards. Just use the search function on Facebook if you use it. 

I became more interested in the history of Norwich when I met Roger Smith. I suspect he knows more about the history of Norwich than anyone else. He is particularly good with social history as opposed to the usual Kings and Queens nonsense. A lovely man. 

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/23322737.norwich-tour-guide-roger-smith-shares-favourite-norfolk-things/

He tells my favourite story about Norwich. The 2011 census revealed that Norwich had more atheists than any other City. But apparently that is part of a long history and around 1500AD the Pope excommunicated the City of Norwich for 30 years for being a Godless place. Before the cathedral was built that part of the City was a walled monastery and the monks were fat and lazy and just drank beer all day. The populace became angry and took to the tower of a local church in Tombland where they doused the bodies of dead sheep in oil, set fire to them and used a huge catapult to sling them over the monastery wall. Makes me feel quote proud just thinking about it! 

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11 hours ago, dylanisabaddog said:

This seems to be the same moment captured from the other side 

Definitely. You can just identify Bobby Brennan who managed to cross the ball before it went out of play. Very icy pitch. Probably the most treacherous “playing surface” conditions I have ever seen. Fairly sure this was Bly’s first goal. I was in the crowd about 5 yards from Bobby in this pic. Has to be one of my most memorable games.

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Who is missing ?

[TIL 1010 5,303]

Sandy Kennon and Ken Nethercott i would hazard a guess in 1959.

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10 minutes ago, TIL 1010 said:

Who is missing ?

Ashley Barnes?

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1 hour ago, TIL 1010 said:

Who is missing ?

Bryan Thurlow.

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2 hours ago, ricardo said:

Bryan Thurlow.

Now he  was hard!

Local boy from Chedgrave, 

[RobJames 922]

names

when

[TIL 1010 5,303]

Foggo, Howard, Howsall, Stringer, Keelan, Anderson, Butler.

O'Donnell, Manning, Mallender, Curran, Forbes.

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45 minutes ago, TIL 1010 said:

Foggo, Howard, Howsall, Stringer, Keelan, Anderson, Butler.

O'Donnell, Manning, Mallender, Curran, Forbes.

Blimey - Gerry Howshall ...........now there was a player of whom great things were expected but .............

Sadly,he turned out to be a bit of a sicknote despite such promise 😞

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@TIL 1010 guarding the bulldozers v Aston Villa 1979...

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35 minutes ago, nutty nigel said:

@TIL 1010 guarding the bulldozers v Aston Villa 1979...

The irony is you could be right.

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Book of Faces suggests this is 3 months before the last game at The Nest in 1935. Suggests it is an FA Cup tie v Sheffield Wednesday played in front of a crowd of 25,037.

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3 minutes ago, TIL 1010 said:

Book of Faces suggests this is 3 months before the last game at The Nest in 1935. Suggests it is an FA Cup tie v Sheffield Wednesday played in front of a crowd of 25,037.

An angle I've never seen before. Is that the ball underneath the Wednesday player who may have just bulldozed City's keeper into the net? Over the line? Clear foul? Goal or not goal? VAR?

[dylanisabaddog 6,189]

14 minutes ago, TIL 1010 said:

Book of Faces suggests this is 3 months before the last game at The Nest in 1935. Suggests it is an FA Cup tie v Sheffield Wednesday played in front of a crowd of 25,037.

The Sheffield Wednesday Cup tie is the game that led to the authorities to decide that The Nest was unsafe. Absolute nonsense obviously 

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2 hours ago, dylanisabaddog said:

The Sheffield Wednesday Cup tie is the game that led to the authorities to decide that The Nest was unsafe. Absolute nonsense obviously 

5th Round tie - Weds won 1-0

16th Feb 1935

The problem was the crowds averaged about 12/14,000 at the time - but saw 25000 turn up for that game.

"Some secondary sources have suggested that it was felt as early as March 1926 that Norwich City should move on and leave the Nest. According to Ted Bell, there was a proposal that that year that a new ground should be built at Highland Road near Christchurch Road in Norwich. Bell said that the ground would hold 27,000. The club surveyed plots at St James’ Hollow and Barrack Street. Boundary Park was the favourite site at the time. "

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4 hours ago, TIL 1010 said:

Book of Faces suggests this is 3 months before the last game at The Nest in 1935. Suggests it is an FA Cup tie v Sheffield Wednesday played in front of a crowd of 25,037.

Sad to say that kit doesn't look much like The Wednesday (navy blue vertical stripes, black shorts)

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On 13/01/2024 at 06:49, dylanisabaddog said:

Some pictures of the Nest, stolen from Facebook 

This, if it uploads properly, appears to be the same photo as the bottom one, but higher resolution. Also stolen from Facebook 

Edited November 25, 2024 by How I Wrote Elastic Man

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38 minutes ago, How I Wrote Elastic Man said:

This, if it uploads properly, appears to be the same photo as the bottom one, but higher resolution. Also stolen from Facebook 

This is very similar to the image that appeared on the front page of EDP on Monday April 23rd 1934, taken as City were getting the win that guaranteed a first-ever Promotion to D2.  The photo credit was Norfolk & Norwich Aero Club.

From the quality of the image you have uploaded it looks to be a copy taken from an original photo (or negative)

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On 10/01/2024 at 10:57, ......and Smith must score. said:

Most of 'em look about 50. Must be the Brylcreem.

Invented by Denis Compton.

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55 minutes ago, NewNestCarrow said:

This is very similar to the image that appeared on the front page of EDP on Monday April 23rd 1934, taken as City were getting the win that guaranteed a first-ever Promotion to D2.  The photo credit was Norfolk & Norwich Aero Club.

From the quality of the image you have uploaded it looks to be a copy taken from an original photo (or negative)

Quirky ground. Supporters all piled up in one corner above slab of cement.

[TIL 1010 5,303]

Even the young uns on here should remember this then and nearly now photo i nicked from Book of Faces.

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54 minutes ago, Ernie Wise said:

That 2nd group has our first "superstar" on it, Davie Ross. People often quote we've been selling our best players since the 1970's, some mention even before then, but Davie Ross was the first and in the 2nd season of being a professional club. It was ever thus.

Davie Ross (8 January 1883 – 2 January 1947) was an English footballer and a member of the Norwich City Hall of Fame.

Ross made 71 appearances for Norwich as an inside-left between 1905 and 1907, scoring 49 times.^[1] (See List of Norwich City F.C. club records)

"There was outcry when City sold [their] star forward... to Manchester City in February 1907 for a Southern League record fee of £650, plus a guaranteed £250 from a friendly - a sign of things to come for a club who have so often sold their star goalscorers".^[1]

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1 hour ago, TIL 1010 said:

Even the young uns on here should remember this then and nearly now photo i nicked from Book of Faces.

Certainly remember when it was just a big car park. When I was a kid the players used to park there, grabbed a few autographs as I recall. 

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These are excellent photos

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On 10/01/2024 at 09:29, ricardo said:

I saw all of them play except for Tommy Johnstone who had just moved on to Orient when I first went. 

Johnny Gavin was my first Norwich City hero. Still the Clubs all time leading scorer.

If you look to the right you can see the fans in the Enclosure, which was a standing area in front of the main stand.

Yes I recognised some players but can anyone name them all. Used to stand-in the Enclosure at the barclay end

In answer to Robert's question first game 2 ? October 1954. But I think you can beat that Ricardo.

 

 

On 10/01/2024 at 09:29, ricardo said:

I saw all of them play except for Tommy Johnstone who had just moved on to Orient when I first went. 

Johnny Gavin was my first Norwich City hero. Still the Clubs all time leading scorer.

If you look to the right you can see the fans in the Enclosure, which was a standing area in front of the main stand.