And a water ride by the looks of it.llllThe Kursaal long lost ground of Southend United 1919 to 1934 built inside an amusement park
Most grounds have a boot room. This had a ballroom
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I remember as a youngster going on this ride. I made the mistake of being in the first car. no safety harness. I had to hold on with all my strength to keep myself in the car. I was absolutely terrified
Well it was 1931!I remember as a youngster going on this ride. I made the mistake of being in the first car. no safety harness. I had to hold on with all my strength to keep myself in the car. I was absolutely terrified
He was gutted when we left RH the first time.Cricko was gutted when we moved from the Kursaal
Great photo - taken from a plane?llllThe Kursaal long lost ground of Southend United 1919 to 1934 built inside an amusement park
Most grounds have a boot room. This had a ballroom
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I can't find the capacity but the biggest crowd was a cup tie vs Notts Forest of 18,153.Great photo - taken from a plane?
It looks like one of the away grounds we’d play in this league when we outnumber the home fans and the crowd would be like 2736.
What was the capacity?
Southend’s first game in the football league took place on the fourth Saturday of August at the Kursaal football ground where they beat Brighton 2-0 in front of an opening gate of 10,000 fans. Fairclough was the outstanding forward on the pitch, and from the very start of the match he impressed the spectators. The first goal was due to a miss kick from a Brighton defender which gave possession to Nicholls who rounded his man and sent in a perfect centre for Fairclough to head home, giving the defenders no chance of stopping it and this brought a tremendous roar from the spectators. The lead was almost doubled within a minute, but the goalkeeper, Hayes saved the day for Brighton and at half time the lead was just the one goal. The second half started with further chances notably from Wileman who in one of his characteristic runs sent in a blistering shot which was only inches wide. The second goal was scored after fifty five minutes when good work by Wileman set up Fairclough with a shot that he hurled into the net above the heads of the Brighton defenders. Team: Capper; Reid and Newton; Wileman, Henderson and Martin; Nicholls, Nuttall, Fairclough, Myers and Dorsett. |
I doubt the boat was in the style of a WWII landing craft when Southend played there though.The ride next to the ground was called The Water Chute. You came down it in a boat resembling a World War II landing craft. The ride was still there in the Sixties when I (and Helen Mirren) worked in the Kursaal.
Does anybody know which 3 roads going North-South are on view in the photo? Trying to get bearings of exactly where it was situated.
The ride at the back is the water chute and behind that is Woodgrange Drive I believe. Hope that helpsDoes anybody know which 3 roads going North-South are on view in the photo? Trying to get bearings of exactly where it was situated.