What happened to the old floodlights at Ayresome Park

rob_fmttm said:
Honoured to be in your Ayresome Park scrap book - not sure if you will be surprised or not but I was actually the only buyer on that first day. I rushed to be first, by contacting in advance but had no competition in the end. I have been here ever since so it was definitely a very good decision. Love it here.
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My pleasure Rob, glad you like it
 
I took 2 plastic cups with me to the last match and filled them with soil and grass which I put into my lawn
When I moved I took the piece of lawn I had put it in with me to our new house. The Mrs thinks I'm mad and it cant be the same grass still growing. I'm no expert but I think it is or at least it's a bit of Ayresome DNA is still there.
 
I heard the clock surround (don't think the clock was included) was moved upstairs at Ayresome Park because they didn't serve McEwans beer - and that it fell and was damaged. Not sure how true but the pub changed hands and some of the memorabilia followed on to the Vic in Hartlepool with Peter the landlord for a short time. I think a big Boro collector bought much of it. Erimus might have known him. But he passed away though. so am not sure where it all went. The original landlord from Ayresome Park now has Manjaros I believe so might know where it all went to.
 
rob_fmttm said:
I heard the clock surround (don't think the clock was included) was moved upstairs at Ayresome Park because they didn't serve McEwans beer - and that it fell and was damaged. Not sure how true but the pub changed hands and some of the memorabilia followed on to the Vic in Hartlepool with Peter the landlord for a short time. I think a big Boro collector bought much of it. Erimus might have known him. But he passed away though. so am not sure where it all went. The original landlord from Ayresome Park now has Manjaros I believe so might know where it all went to.
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Yes I know of him very well, his son was at my daughters wedding
 
Blf said:
I took 2 plastic cups with me to the last match and filled them with soil and grass which I put into my lawn
When I moved I took the piece of lawn I had put it in with me to our new house. The Mrs thinks I'm mad and it cant be the same grass still growing. I'm no expert but I think it is or at least it's a bit of Ayresome DNA is still there.
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Blf, that is class, love stories like that, cheers
 
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Rob I shall be in touch with you shortly about a Boro item of immense worth that I came upon by chance 26 years ago that needs an appropriate home to be savoured 👍
 
Still got some ayresome turf in my Dad’s garden! Got a certificate somewhere- grew like nothing else compared to rest of the garden had to cut it really regularly for ages!
 
rob_fmttm said:
I attended the auction and bought a couple of signs - my memory is that Derby County bought the floodlights - but I think this means the bulbs - but if I recall correctly they were not collected. So, it could be the transaction was probably not completed.
Seats went off to various places, some ended up at Marske United.
One of the big problems was because there were so many items at the auction they auctioned the seats in whole rows. So, you had to buy 50 seats or something like that. In fact I think to speed things up they may have sold them in sections.
As it turned out workmen were on hand to cut things like fencing and seats for people but that wasn't clear at auction. A floodlight bulb is probably very expensive - but how on earth am I going to get it, was the kind of thing you asked yourself in the auction room. But yes I seem to remember the floodlights had already been reserved for Derby. Although something in the back of my mind makes me think Biggleswade might have also bought floodlights or seats. I might be wrong. It is a long time ago.
My bidding was basically waiting for the owner of a pub in town not to put his hand up. He had brewery backing and how could you compete for anything, Peter Stokes bought loads of lots for the Ayresome Park pub including McEwans 80 bob. Everyone thought Boro might keep that. But no.
Someone from Orange County Texas took the Orange Tickets Transfer sign - something like that. It was where you had to show an orange ticket in the North Stand.
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I'm waiting for a sparky to come up with the "they're not bulbs, they're lamps" mantra.
 
I think it was the first edition of The Football Grounds of England and Wales by Simon Inglis which said something like, "when you go to a new town looking for the football club, you can usually spot the floodlights. Not the case with Boro, the whole place is covered in floodlights". I do remember coming up the rise of the A19 and you'd see the immense pylons, and Ayresome's always looked a bit weedy in comparison.
 
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