The church shown is Holy Trinity which was at the junction of Charlton Lane and Woolwich Road (now demolished and replaced by maisonettes/flats). The river can be seen in the background and the railway would run along the embankment that can be seen going across beyond the ground. The large factory in the background was across the other side of Woolwich Road and was there into the 60s. Painting was clearly drawn from The Heights area. Maryon Park on the right. Presumably drawn soon after opening, so early 1920s. The image shown in the link is higher resolution and you can see more detail. All seems to fit for me.
Saw this on a Facebook page, claiming “The Valley, Charlton Athletic, before any stands or terraces were built, and the giant East Stand was just a mud bank”
Thoughts?
Same here (saw it on FB) someone said maybe but the scenery is more like 1600.....not to sure myself.
I'm not providing input. Having once lived in East Greenwich and supported Charlton for decades, it wasn't until I read The Year of the Robin that I knew that Gilberts Pit even existed.
Saw this on a Facebook page, claiming “The Valley, Charlton Athletic, before any stands or terraces were built, and the giant East Stand was just a mud bank”
Thoughts?
Unless the perspective is rather off, I'd have said no. If that's the East on the right, then we should be looking from the South, but you don't get that impression of the change in height going up to The Heights. Also I'm struggling to work out where the railway line is, and what's the church to the right of the big warehouse/factory building?
Looks like a railway embankment running from centre left to near the top. I'd need to see some potholes in the area where the car park is to be sure though.
Saw this on a Facebook page, claiming “The Valley, Charlton Athletic, before any stands or terraces were built, and the giant East Stand was just a mud bank”
Thoughts?
Same here (saw it on FB) someone said maybe but the scenery is more like 1600.....not to sure myself.
Saw this on a Facebook page, claiming “The Valley, Charlton Athletic, before any stands or terraces were built, and the giant East Stand was just a mud bank”
Thoughts?
When we first moved into the Valley the east terrace was just called ' the cliff '. It doesn't look much like a cliff
Saw this on a Facebook page, claiming “The Valley, Charlton Athletic, before any stands or terraces were built, and the giant East Stand was just a mud bank”
Thoughts?
When we first moved into the Valley the east terrace was just called ' the cliff '. It doesn't look much like a cliff
It was named after the bloke that first stood there.
Saw this on a Facebook page, claiming “The Valley, Charlton Athletic, before any stands or terraces were built, and the giant East Stand was just a mud bank”
Thoughts?
When we first moved into the Valley the east terrace was just called ' the cliff '. It doesn't look much like a cliff
It was named after the bloke that first stood there.
Saw this on a Facebook page, claiming “The Valley, Charlton Athletic, before any stands or terraces were built, and the giant East Stand was just a mud bank”
Thoughts?
When we first moved into the Valley the east terrace was just called ' the cliff '. It doesn't look much like a cliff
It was named after the bloke that first stood there.
Saw this on a Facebook page, claiming “The Valley, Charlton Athletic, before any stands or terraces were built, and the giant East Stand was just a mud bank”
Thoughts?
When we first moved into the Valley the east terrace was just called ' the cliff '. It doesn't look much like a cliff
It was named after the bloke that first stood there.
Saw this on a Facebook page, claiming “The Valley, Charlton Athletic, before any stands or terraces were built, and the giant East Stand was just a mud bank”
Thoughts?
Unless the perspective is rather off, I'd have said no. If that's the East on the right, then we should be looking from the South, but you don't get that impression of the change in height going up to The Heights. Also I'm struggling to work out where the railway line is, and what's the church to the right of the big warehouse/factory building?
The church would definitely be HolyTrinity, it stood on the corner of Charlton Lane by the level crossing. Was married there in 1972 so demolished in mid 1970s I think.
The railway line is the embankment running left to right which passes behind the Church and I would guess the signal box is the building behind it.
Clearly an artists impression but obviously The Valley. Even the toilets are in the exact place they were in the 1960s as is the little refreshment hut and the concrete panel perimeter wall. The footprint of the narrow gauge railway serving the gravel pit now the path under the bridge also seems visible.
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The church shown is Holy Trinity which was at the junction of Charlton Lane and Woolwich Road (now demolished and replaced by maisonettes/flats). The river can be seen in the background and the railway would run along the embankment that can be seen going across beyond the ground. The large factory in the background was across the other side of Woolwich Road and was there into the 60s. Painting was clearly drawn from The Heights area. Maryon Park on the right. Presumably drawn soon after opening, so early 1920s. The image shown in the link is higher resolution and you can see more detail. All seems to fit for me.
Middle pic Thorntree Road with Gulberts Pit on the left.
Bottom pic - Gilberts Pit in at it's deepest.
The railway line is the embankment running left to right which passes behind the Church and I would guess the signal box is the building behind it.
Clearly an artists impression but obviously The Valley. Even the toilets are in the exact place they were in the 1960s as is the little refreshment hut and the concrete panel perimeter wall. The footprint of the narrow gauge railway serving the gravel pit now the path under the bridge also seems visible.