Short Heath Park

[Bob Davis]

Are there any pictures of Short Heath Park in Court Lane and Goosemoor Lane. Not a particularly interesting park, no boating lake or band stand, just some football pitches and changing rooms. I used to be a Sunday morning regular late forties early fifties to watch the football matches
Bob

 

[nickcc101]

Used to go for a lunchtime kick about when I worked for Stockland Coaches back in the sixties.

 

[Lady Penelope]

Are there any pictures of Short Heath Park in Court Lane and Goosemoor Lane. Not a particularly interesting park, no boating lake or band stand, just some football pitches and changing rooms. I used to be a Sunday morning regular late forties early fifties to watch the football matches
Bob

No sooner the word than the deed Bob...


1. Back to Goosemoor Lane looking up the hill.
2. The new part of the park which used to be allotments (Leading to Baldmore Lake estate).
3. Looking up the hill again towards Court Lane and Jerry's Lane. You can just see the children's playground where our pre-fab used to be.
4. The other end of the footpath in pic.2 leading to the new gate in Goosemoor Lane. The old gate is still there.

 

[Lady Penelope]

Last one Bob - Sunday football in the park. Not a very good photo but taken in the mid 1950's. You can just see the Pavilion in the distance.

 

[Lady Penelope]

And lastly, while we're in the vicinity - any idea which part of Court Lane this might be?

 

[Bob Davis]

And lastly, while we're in the vicinity - any idea which part of Court Lane this might be?

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Gosh what a picture, as there was nothing except thee three cottages and the 'Barracks' above the Greyhound until the late twenties and early thirties and I think this applies also to most of Court Lane from just below the Greyhound and the old terrace of houses that included Mrs Davies's shop, it could be that stretch, but sorry cannot help
Bob

 

[Bob Davis]

Last one Bob - Sunday football in the park. Not a very good photo but taken in the mid 1950's. You can just see the Pavilion in the distance. View attachment 155476

Lady P Thanks for the pictures, Dad and I could be amongst those spectators
Bob