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Mr Ripper
 Post subject: Victoria Ground / Park
PostPosted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:18 pm 
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How and why did it get its name?

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Obafemi Obsession
 Post subject: Re: Victoria Ground / Park
PostPosted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:21 pm 
Harold Hornsey changed it. I hope that helps.
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Montpoolier
 Post subject: Re: Victoria Ground / Park
PostPosted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:22 pm 
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We stole Stoke's ground at the beginning of the 20th century. They decided they didn't want it back.

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:26 pm 
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It was named after Queen Victoria in celebration of her diamond jubilee.

It was renamed in 1996.

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Mr Ripper
 Post subject: Re: Victoria Ground / Park
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Fetish_Bob wrote:
It was named after Queen Victoria in celebration of her diamond jubilee.

It was renamed in 1996.


Knew the 1996 bit but have always wondered about it's original naming.

Ta. :grin:



And to the rest of you attempted smartarses....



welcome to the board. :laugh:

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parmopooly
 Post subject: Re: Victoria Ground / Park
PostPosted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:10 pm 
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it still is the Victoria Ground.
I don't care what Hornsey or anybody else decided to call it!!!!


welcome to The Victoria Ground

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Warwick Hunt
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I don't know why its called a park. There's no swings and no duck pond.
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 Post subject: Re: Victoria Ground / Park
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Mr Ripper wrote:
Knew the 1996 bit but have always wondered about it's original naming.



100 year old football club,ground with the same name as one of the countrys most prominent monarchs.
Not rocket science is it.

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parmopooly
 Post subject: Re: Victoria Ground / Park
PostPosted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 8:03 pm 
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it was there before Pools were founded, was it named while Victoria was still on the throne?

Speaking of which I might have to go there meself shortly

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Warwick Hunt wrote:
I don't know why its called a park. There's no swings and no duck pond.


:laugh: :laugh:

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Snowy
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I thought it waas named after a sponge cake...... sadx

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It's named after a bra but shhhh ... it's a secret.

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Poolie of Kent
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Didn't the ground used to be on the site of an old rubbish tip, according to what I heard?
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Obafemi Obsession
 Post subject: Re: Victoria Ground / Park
PostPosted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 8:42 pm 
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Didn't the ground used to be on the site of an old rubbish tip, according to what I heard?


No that's Darlow.
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Loid Haw-Haw of Sussex
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Poolie of Kent wrote:
Didn't the ground used to be on the site of an old rubbish tip, according to what I heard?


Nothing changes eh Pok .. :laugh:
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Poolie of Kent wrote:
Didn't the ground used to be on the site of an old rubbish tip, according to what I heard?
According to my old maps, a quarry.

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Warwick Hunt
 Post subject: Re: Victoria Ground / Park
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Obafemi Obsession wrote:
Poolie of Kent wrote:
Didn't the ground used to be on the site of an old rubbish tip, according to what I heard?


No that's Darlow.



Only with Darlow, it is still the site of a rubbish tip.
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Poolie of Kent
 Post subject: Re: Victoria Ground / Park
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clappp rolfl :laugh:
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