Graves Park

[bulmer1889]

Brunswick was our school pitch when I was at Woodhouse County,top half was a smashing pitch,bottom half just a quagmire there was a pond at the side of the pitch can you remember that?

This probably explains why none of you could play football only having half a pitch Athelstan meanwhile had 2 fine pitches that were like bowling greens either side of a mighty fine cricket square (proper school sports field) no need to take a rubber ring with you out on the pitch. I remember playing at Brunswick I came back thinking not everyone was as fortunate as us one of my first life lessons

[tomytony]

This probably explains why none of you could play football only having half a pitch Athelstan meanwhile had 2 fine pitches that were like bowling greens either side of a mighty fine cricket square (proper school sports field) no need to take a rubber ring with you out on the pitch. I remember playing at Brunswick I came back thinking not everyone was as fortunate as us one of my first life lessons

Yet we struggled on through the adversity and became connoissuers of the finest of football.

Best school pitch I played on was at Westfield Comp near Mosborough/Halfway. perfectly flat with lush grass whatever time of year.

The cricket square at City GS was more like the bottom half of the Brunswick- it was a brave lad who played forward on that!