Basford: the remains of our school cricket nets
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Basford: the remains of our school cricket nets
Image: © John Sutton Taken: 2 Jul 2019
In the fifties and sixties Greenwich Avenue (or Mill Street) Playing Field was used by Forest Fields Grammar School, and I spent many happy games afternoons in the summer term practising on the matting which covered these three concrete strips (and many unhappy winter afternoons trying to avoid getting involved in any action on the rugby pitch). The field, still owned by the City Council and a local amenity, is largely occupied by the pitches of Basford United FC and Football Academy. The houses in the background are on Greenwich Avenue.
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Image Location
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