loweman2 Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 Probably one of the most iconic symbols of a football ground, the turn stile, they all have them and they last for years, mainly until clubs move ground, then they are tossed to one side, so it was a privilege to become the custodian of this original Ellison surge control turnstile dating back to the start of the last century, when you think of the hundreds of thousands of Rams fans that will have passed through it, myself, my dad and my grandad being three it makes you stop and think. it was there through everything, Bloomer, the FA Cup paraded around the ground, Clough and Taylor, Jim Smith etc, it’s a real snapshot of our clubs history and heritage. Anyhow, it’s now fully restored in working order with brass keep plate and counter and looks resplendent, it belongs in an official club museum so I’m going to keep on endeavouring to get one. we have a massive Rams Heritage display at Pride Park on the 3rd and 4th June so come along. Ilkestonian, TigerTedd, BarrowRam and 14 others 13 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Premier ram Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 42 minutes ago, loweman2 said: Probably one of the most iconic symbols of a football ground, the turn stile, they all have them and they last for years, mainly until clubs move ground, then they are tossed to one side, so it was a privilege to become the custodian of this original Ellison surge control turnstile dating back to the start of the last century, when you think of the hundreds of thousands of Rams fans that will have passed through it, myself, my dad and my grandad being three it makes you stop and think. it was there through everything, Bloomer, the FA Cup paraded around the ground, Clough and Taylor, Jim Smith etc, it’s a real snapshot of our clubs history and heritage. Anyhow, it’s now fully restored in working order with brass keep plate and counter and looks resplendent, it belongs in an official club museum so I’m going to keep on endeavouring to get one. we have a massive Rams Heritage display at Pride Park on the 3rd and 4th June so come along. Good luck on your quest mate , a Rams museum is a fantastic idea , turnstile looks great by the way, brings back many memories loweman2 and SKRam 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 That garden turnstile looks *%4*@>~#ing ACE! Bravo. loweman2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadAmster Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 How many of you ne'erdowells jumped over one of those? 😉 Kathcairns, loweman2 and Premier ram 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossieram Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 2 hours ago, MadAmster said: How many of you ne'erdowells jumped over one of those? 😉 I worked the turnstiles for a few months and got sacked for letting a mate jump over when we played Bournemouth in the Simod Cup, only 2000 in the ground on a Wednesday night and I was grassed up by another turnstile operator. SKRam, uttoxram75 and loweman2 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyBritishMidland Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 5 hours ago, AndyinLiverpool said: Who's got the Ram from the roof? Might be wrong but I’m sure I read ion the Marketing Derby magazine interview David Clowes said he bought it?? loweman2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 9 hours ago, loweman2 said: 20,870? Leeds would have brought more....... 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abu Derby Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 (edited) That turnstile looks like the one where I used to just jump over it as I knew the bloke who operated it. Happy days and saved me two bob. Edited May 24, 2023 by Abu Derby loweman2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keepyuppy Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 I bought two of the original Turnstiles from the old Normanton End, which was originally built and called Catchem’s Corner when it was a Baseball Ground before it became a football ground. My friend had one of them and I’ve still got the other one in my garden - I had mine refurbished 20yrs ago and it stands in my garden and I live it. I think there were only 10 of the original Turnstiles and they are a thing of beauty - I think mine had about 20+ layers of paint on it and when properly stripped it revealed such lovely intricate casting with lots of detailed. Mine has over 800k on the counter which is pretty amazing to think of each and every person that passed through the Turnstile that sits in my garden. Then you times the number on mine by all the other Turnstile’s around the old BBG and that total number added up must be several million - truly remarkable for what was a regional industrial town !! 🐏🤗 loweman2, Carl Sagan, NG2Ram and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loweman2 Posted May 25, 2023 Author Share Posted May 25, 2023 13 hours ago, Keepyuppy said: I bought two of the original Turnstiles from the old Normanton End, which was originally built and called Catchem’s Corner when it was a Baseball Ground before it became a football ground. My friend had one of them and I’ve still got the other one in my garden - I had mine refurbished 20yrs ago and it stands in my garden and I live it. I think there were only 10 of the original Turnstiles and they are a thing of beauty - I think mine had about 20+ layers of paint on it and when properly stripped it revealed such lovely intricate casting with lots of detailed. Mine has over 800k on the counter which is pretty amazing to think of each and every person that passed through the Turnstile that sits in my garden. Then you times the number on mine by all the other Turnstile’s around the old BBG and that total number added up must be several million - truly remarkable for what was a regional industrial town !! 🐏🤗 get some photos posted when you get a minute, it would be nice to find where they are all spread, there is one at the neptune. Premier ram, GlastoEls and Kathcairns 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnero Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Sure do miss the old gal when I see pictures of the old stadium, just glad I got to experience the final 6-7 years of it being our home in my early days watching the mighty Rams with my Dad. Thank God there was at least a promotion season for us in our 40s to be able look back on! Little article in The Sun today (for some reason...) https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/22599166/derby-county-abandoned-premier-league-stadium-baseball-ground/ loweman2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock Old Ram Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Went to the BBG for 30+ years and these pictures bring back all the memories loweman2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 On 24/05/2023 at 17:25, ossieram said: I worked the turnstiles for a few months and got sacked for letting a mate jump over when we played Bournemouth in the Simod Cup, only 2000 in the ground on a Wednesday night and I was grassed up by another turnstile operator. On 24/05/2023 at 22:19, Abu Derby said: That turnstile looks like the one where I used to just jump over it as I knew the bloke who operated it. Happy days and saved me two bob. Friends Reunited loweman2, GlastoEls and ossieram 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loweman2 Posted June 12, 2023 Author Share Posted June 12, 2023 On 10/06/2023 at 16:35, Matlock Old Ram said: Went to the BBG for 30+ years and these pictures bring back all the memories thanks for that sir ! that is exactly the intention of my my posts ! uttoxram75 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loweman2 Posted June 12, 2023 Author Share Posted June 12, 2023 On 10/06/2023 at 14:44, Carnero said: Sure do miss the old gal when I see pictures of the old stadium, just glad I got to experience the final 6-7 years of it being our home in my early days watching the mighty Rams with my Dad. Thank God there was at least a promotion season for us in our 40s to be able look back on! Little article in The Sun today (for some reason...) https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/22599166/derby-county-abandoned-premier-league-stadium-baseball-ground/ there the photos i posted on here a couple of years ago of the existing wall that was on columbo st ! 🤣🤣 uttoxram75 and Carnero 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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