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[Le200]

Does anyone know when the demolition starts?

I was planning to find a spec and take a few pictures a day of the demolition

[Alan]

Is it Ravenhead or sherdley that's being demolished?

[Le200]

Peasley Cross Lane, is that Sherdley?
It's being demolished to make way for Saints new stadium isn't it?

[Alan]

Yes, that's whatI knew as Sherdley when I briefly worked there in the early 60s

[DJGAZZA]

I was talking to someone who works for JKP and he said they've taken a short term contract in one of the warehouses that are going to be demolished but he did'nt say for how long

Gazza

[Le200]

A bit late but thanks for the replies

Demolition is well underway around the back, there's really only the warehousing left.

[DJGAZZA]

The problem being Le that's not where the ground is going. It's going where the old UG car park was, on the right as you go in the main gate

[Le200]

That suits me better Gazza, I can grab it rising from the tarmac so to speak.
I'll have to find a spec around the front of it on Peasley Cross Lane.

[DJGAZZA]

I reckon Peasley Cross bridge would be your best vantage point. Also on Redvee they said it was going to start on march 15th but that may only be the roadworks by the council. I know the guys on security I could have a word see if you could get inside

Edited by DJGAZZA, 12 February 2010 - 01:39 AM.

[Minerlad]

In the very early 50's Liverpool Stanley moved their club to a new ground in Ken Dodd country. I remember going to watch St. Helens going to play Liverpool there just after it opened. Think it must have taken the Liverpool club all of 4 weeks to get the ground ready. The stand was made from scaffold tubing and wooden planks. If the Saints ground is not yet started, perhaps they are going to use the same method to use the spectators.

[llanyb]

And, if I remember correctly, they (Liverpool City as they became) had the old Knowsley Road popular side stand moved to Knotty Ash when the new stand was built. Perhaps Saints should ask for it back for the new ground - oops, too late.

[DJGAZZA]

You're quite right Llany They did get the old stand. I remember as a kid going to the Knotty Ash ground with my dad and grandad.At half time in those days they used to leave the ball on the centre spot.Well it ended up 200 aside rugby for the half time duration, absolutely hilarious.It looked akin to the Eton wall game lol

[DJGAZZA]

Well Le. get you camera at the ready looks like things are about to kick off (scuse the pun)I saw a few high vis jackets on site when I passed yesterday and someone on RedVee saw diggers on site today.Not much happening at the moment but looking imminent

[Le200]

I'll keep my eye open for owt happening Gazza, had no car since Saturday so I couldn't do anything

[DJGAZZA]

Hi Le
I'm now working @ jk philips so I can keep an eye out for anything about to happen. There was a digger on site fro two half days last week.
You want to see the massive swimming pool like hole which was under the batch plant and lehr ends, that's going to be a big job for starters filling that in

Gazza