Thursday Floodlights

CharltonAthMuseum

A short thread on floodlights

One you can see close up in the Valley room at the Valley. 1992 vintage

CharltonAthMuseum

Contact sheet of photos of the North West corner floodlight tower under construction 

CharltonAthMuseum

Charlton were one of the last league clubs to get floodlights, in 1961, and only then because fans helped pay for them 

Look at the height of the open end (Now Jimmy Seed stand)

CharltonAthMuseum

Someone, possibly Tom Morris, has tried to create a panoramic pic of the floodlights in action, possibly v Rotherham in the league Cup in 1961 (we lost 0 - 2), the first time they were used

CharltonAthMuseum

This photo is a wonderful piece of Addicks and social history

Taken, it appears, from the South East corner floodlight tower and again probably in 1961, it shows the old Covered End with the war damage repair to the left side of the roof clearly visible.

There appears to be some work going on to the Covered End terraces to the right

CharltonAthMuseum

But beyond the Covered End you can spot the Siemens Factory, where the team first played top right. It shows just how close we are to our roots 

And Harvey Gardens has immaculately trimmed hedges, washing on the line and hardly any cars

We'd need a drone to take this photo now

CharltonAthMuseum

Finally a different type of tower familiar to pre-1985 fans.

The temporary TV gantry on the East terrace 

This is probably 10 September 1966

Charlton 1 - 1 Palace (16,986)

stockportaddick

All great photos but I doubt I have ever seen a better photo of the south terrace. A superb picture of a once great terrace.

charltonbob

CharltonAthMuseum said:

Charlton were one of the last league clubs to get floodlights, in 1961, and only then because fans helped pay for them 

Look at the height of the open end (Now Jimmy Seed stand)

Wasn't the open end the same height as the east terrace until we sold off some of the land ?

se9addick

Didn’t the floodlights we had when we moved back to the Valley in the early 90’s win awards for being the best in the country? Have I totally imagined that?

DaveMehmet

Am I right in saying the floodlights were sold to Biggleswade?

Lordflashheart

DaveMehmet said:

Am I right in saying the floodlights were sold to Biggleswade?

I believe you are correct 

Valley_Stroller

North west corner floodlights (top half).  Photo taken by myself on the morning of 21 Sep 1985 prior to the Stoke City game.

Stig

Love a proper pylon. So much more interesting and atmospheric than roof mounted lights.

Great thread, @CharltonAthMuseum

Acab

stockportaddick said:

All great photos but I doubt I have ever seen a better photo of the south terrace. A superb picture of a once great terrace.

Acab

Try this one.

stockportaddick

Acab said:

Try this one.

Cheers, another good one, looks like the top of the south has just been sold off.

Acab

I’m not sure but the game was a Woolwich district school game in the late 60’s

HardyAddick

Remember standing on that upper terracing on the southern end from time to time. 

SporadicAddick

Acab said:

stockportaddick said:

All great photos but I doubt I have ever seen a better photo of the south terrace. A superb picture of a once great terrace.

great picture as it shows the terrace in the course of being reduced in size and sold off. It looks like the steps have already gone and the new back line established. I suppose at the time we didnt need all of the space (and in fact probably never would) but the ground was a bit diminished afterwards. Amazing to think that the ground level behind the new back line was removed to accommodate the new housing. That would have been some excavation...