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ExiledinManchester said:My uncle worked at J Stone for 50 years. The marine division (Deptford) made propellers including those for the QE and QM. I’m not sure if that part of the business continued when they upped sticks to Crawley in the 60s. He moved with them, as an incentive staff were offered new two bedroom houses at a peppercorn rent.0
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My memory is fading, but I am sure I watched them on the Rectory Field, at the other end to where Kent played cricket, probably 50's unless this was a friendly against Greenwich Borough who played there0
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Orpington34 said:I'm sure Sparrows Lane was Unilever's sports ground at one time. I played against Uni;ever in the late 60's.
Wasn't Unilever a different sports ground on Sparrows Lane?0 -
SporadicAddick said:Orpington34 said:I'm sure Sparrows Lane was Unilever's sports ground at one time. I played against Uni;ever in the late 60's.
Wasn't Unilever a different sports ground on Sparrows Lane?1 -
DaveMehmet said:ExiledinManchester said:My uncle worked at J Stone for 50 years. The marine division (Deptford) made propellers including those for the QE and QM. I’m not sure if that part of the business continued when they upped sticks to Crawley in the 60s. He moved with them, as an incentive staff were offered new two bedroom houses at a peppercorn rent.0
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Does the Sparrows lane training ground also incorporate the old Shooter's Hill Grammar school sports ground. I remember walking from Shooter's Hill to the ground there during the lunch hour for the weekly sports afternoon. Ated the cross country run around the park.0
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ExiledinManchester said:My uncle worked at J Stone for 50 years. The marine division (Deptford) made propellers including those for the QE and QM. I’m not sure if that part of the business continued when they upped sticks to Crawley in the 60s. He moved with them, as an incentive staff were offered new two bedroom houses at a peppercorn rent.
What was your uncles name?0 -
JohnfromNorfolk said:ExiledinManchester said:My uncle worked at J Stone for 50 years. The marine division (Deptford) made propellers including those for the QE and QM. I’m not sure if that part of the business continued when they upped sticks to Crawley in the 60s. He moved with them, as an incentive staff were offered new two bedroom houses at a peppercorn rent.
What was your uncles name?
I worked there from 1966- 1969 when they moved to Crawley, I was a storekeeper0 -
Dave Rudd said:queensland_addick said:We were training there way back in the 70's.
I used to go many times with my dad to watch training. Mark Penfold was just breaking into the team @ 16.
Keith Peacock gave me and my dad a lift in his Vauxhall Victor 101. He was playing then, thats how long ago it was!
Some days they trained at the Valley, other days, Sparrows Lane. We used to ring before to see where they would be training that day.
I played there for Catford Invicta in the early 1970's when we were coached by Mike Franklin (RIP).
Also, as mentioned on other threads, in the 1960's, the team trained at the Stones Sports Ground on Woolwich Road for many years. We also had the infamous gym (single storey wooden hut painted in black creosote or something like that) at the Valley. You can see it in some of the old pictures.0 -
Johnnysummers5 said:JohnfromNorfolk said:ExiledinManchester said:My uncle worked at J Stone for 50 years. The marine division (Deptford) made propellers including those for the QE and QM. I’m not sure if that part of the business continued when they upped sticks to Crawley in the 60s. He moved with them, as an incentive staff were offered new two bedroom houses at a peppercorn rent.
What was your uncles name?
I worked there from 1966- 1969 when they moved to Crawley, I was a storekeeper0 - Sponsored links:
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msomerton said:Does the Sparrows lane training ground also incorporate the old Shooter's Hill Grammar school sports ground. I remember walking from Shooter's Hill to the ground there during the lunch hour for the weekly sports afternoon. Ated the cross country run around the park.
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JohnfromNorfolk said:ExiledinManchester said:My uncle worked at J Stone for 50 years. The marine division (Deptford) made propellers including those for the QE and QM. I’m not sure if that part of the business continued when they upped sticks to Crawley in the 60s. He moved with them, as an incentive staff were offered new two bedroom houses at a peppercorn rent.
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JohnfromNorfolk said:Johnnysummers5 said:JohnfromNorfolk said:ExiledinManchester said:My uncle worked at J Stone for 50 years. The marine division (Deptford) made propellers including those for the QE and QM. I’m not sure if that part of the business continued when they upped sticks to Crawley in the 60s. He moved with them, as an incentive staff were offered new two bedroom houses at a peppercorn rent.
What was your uncles name?
I worked there from 1966- 1969 when they moved to Crawley, I was a storekeeper
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As a teenager I used to go and watch us training occasionally in school holidays in the era of Martin Robinson and Paul Walsh so pre 1985. I always thought it was at Sparrows' Lane - cetainly New Eltham. In fact, I'm sure I recognise the brick building in the picture. Was this a re-opening/ redevelopment?0
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Weegie Addick said:As a teenager I used to go and watch us training occasionally in school holidays in the era of Martin Robinson and Paul Walsh so pre 1985. I always thought it was at Sparrows' Lane - cetainly New Eltham. In fact, I'm sure I recognise the brick building in the picture. Was this a re-opening/ redevelopment?0
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Airman Brown said:Weegie Addick said:As a teenager I used to go and watch us training occasionally in school holidays in the era of Martin Robinson and Paul Walsh so pre 1985. I always thought it was at Sparrows' Lane - cetainly New Eltham. In fact, I'm sure I recognise the brick building in the picture. Was this a re-opening/ redevelopment?0
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Weegie Addick said:As a teenager I used to go and watch us training occasionally in school holidays in the era of Martin Robinson and Paul Walsh so pre 1985. I always thought it was at Sparrows' Lane - cetainly New Eltham. In fact, I'm sure I recognise the brick building in the picture. Was this a re-opening/ redevelopment?
One of my earliest memories - getting launched 20 feet by a Martin Robinson howitzer to the stomach. 39 years later and I can still see the ball zeroing in on me.4 -
Dippenhall said:msomerton said:Does the Sparrows lane training ground also incorporate the old Shooter's Hill Grammar school sports ground. I remember walking from Shooter's Hill to the ground there during the lunch hour for the weekly sports afternoon. Ated the cross country run around the park.
Agree about being made to run around Shooter's HHill for the 40min pe lesson itwadthe Scots pe master who like to do that. He also arranged inter form shitty competitions.ⁿ0 -
Paddy Powell said:Weegie Addick said:As a teenager I used to go and watch us training occasionally in school holidays in the era of Martin Robinson and Paul Walsh so pre 1985. I always thought it was at Sparrows' Lane - cetainly New Eltham. In fact, I'm sure I recognise the brick building in the picture. Was this a re-opening/ redevelopment?
One of my earliest memories - getting launched 20 feet by a Martin Robinson howitzer to the stomach. 39 years later and I can still see the ball zeroing in on me.
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In 1987 I was living in Tiverton Drive, just off Sparrows Lane, with the training ground being over the fence at the end of the garden, except for a small access road to garages. I very often went over there with my youngest son (born 1983) to see the youth team playing. Given that the first team were playing at Selhurst then, Sparrows Lane was more than just a training ground, it felt like an anchor keeping us rooted in the local area, and gave hope of a return to the Valley. I remember seeing a lot of young players who later "made it", Minto, Barness, Brown, Rufus, Watson, Jason Lee spring to mind. That important role in our history and this happy memories are why Sparrows Lane means as much to me as the Valley. I would love to see TS acquire SL and really invest and commit to it having a very long term future.13
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Didn't the youth team play a fair few games at the Merdian before SL reopened?0
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DaveMehmet said:Paddy Powell said:Weegie Addick said:As a teenager I used to go and watch us training occasionally in school holidays in the era of Martin Robinson and Paul Walsh so pre 1985. I always thought it was at Sparrows' Lane - cetainly New Eltham. In fact, I'm sure I recognise the brick building in the picture. Was this a re-opening/ redevelopment?
One of my earliest memories - getting launched 20 feet by a Martin Robinson howitzer to the stomach. 39 years later and I can still see the ball zeroing in on me.
The only other person (players aside) that I can remember is a Christopher Reeve lookalike who had a 'modern' blue tractor with a cab. Charlton's antique tractor didn't have one.. He must have worked on one of the ajoining fields/clubs, but was a regular visitor.0 -
msomerton said:Dippenhall said:msomerton said:Does the Sparrows lane training ground also incorporate the old Shooter's Hill Grammar school sports ground. I remember walking from Shooter's Hill to the ground there during the lunch hour for the weekly sports afternoon. Ated the cross country run around the park.
Agree about being made to run around Shooter's HHill for the 40min pe lesson itwadthe Scots pe master who like to do that. He also arranged inter form shitty competitions.ⁿ0 -
My dad played rugby for Charlton Park and in the 70's and 80's their ground was next door. Didn't like rugby as a kid but had to go some Saturdays. Me and my brother would jump over the fence and play football on the field. Great place always well looked after.
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Rothko said:Didn't the youth team play a fair few games at the Merdian before SL reopened?
Pre 85/86 season youth team games were played at Valley Leisure a ground just down the road from Sparrows Lane. That is the ground that was also known as Jock's place1 -
Dippenhall said:msomerton said:Dippenhall said:msomerton said:Does the Sparrows lane training ground also incorporate the old Shooter's Hill Grammar school sports ground. I remember walking from Shooter's Hill to the ground there during the lunch hour for the weekly sports afternoon. Ated the cross country run around the park.
Agree about being made to run around Shooter's HHill for the 40min pe lesson itwadthe Scots pe master who like to do that. He also arranged inter form shitty competitions.ⁿ0 -
I remember Lenny training the team on the hills by the cafe at Oxleas Woods pre season 1985, I was there on a day trip from primary school so you can imagine how excited the Charlton supporters among us were.0
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Orpington34 said:I'm sure Sparrows Lane was Unilever's sports ground at one time. I played against Uni;ever in the late 60's.0
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Met Mr Alwen a couple of times many moons ago. Thorough gentleman and will always have my respect for the hard work that he and Mike Norris did in getting us back home.
He gave me a toot as he passed by in his Bentley on the way to Fratton Park on one occassion, Charlton scarf on the rear parcel shelf as was the way back then.7