Lifted Over The Turnstiles

[Steve Finan]

Good morning.

I’d like to ask for some advice please. I’m putting together a book – a photo-led nostalgia book, not entirely a history tome – about how grounds used to look in the black and white era before the Taylor Report swept away standing terraces. Ewood Park with its rich history will, of course, be featured heavily.

The book (hopefully Vols 1, 2 and 3) will be a follow-up to my Lifted Over The Turnstiles 3-volume collection of books about Scottish football grounds: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=lifted+over+the+turnstiles&i=stripbooks&crid=1YPCRDC4130ZJ&sprefix=lifted+over+the+turnstiles%2Cstripbooks%2C57&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

Or Google “Lifted Over The Turnstiles Book”.

I’m wondering if someone might give me a recommendation who to ask about good pix of Ewood? Are there club enthusiasts, historians, old press or private photographers, archives, or other sources you might point me towards?

Ideally, I’d like pix of the ground’s terraces and stands empty, or on-pitch action with a good, illustrative view of terraces in the background. If possible.
Old pix at high-resolution (screengrabs from websites don’t come up well in print). Preferably 50s, 60s, 70s — the way a supporter aged 60 to 80 will remember it.

I am willing, of course to pay for copyright and will give credits in the book for the provenance of the photos.

The aim is to celebrate the experiences of standing in a swaying, tight-packed, excited/angry/celebrating/commiserating/local-derby-fevered football crowd. It is a thing younger supporters will never have experienced. I still miss it.

I want to do full and proper justice to Ewood.

I can be contacted at [email protected]

Many thanks.

Steve Finan. Rovers have had a good start to the season, I must say. Long may it continue.

[arbitro]

Have a look at the BRFCS Nostalgia thread on here. There is some great footage and photographs of the old Ewood Park.

[Sparks Rover]

12 minutes ago, Steve Finan said:

Good morning.

I’d like to ask for some advice please. I’m putting together a book – a photo-led nostalgia book, not entirely a history tome – about how grounds used to look in the black and white era before the Taylor Report swept away standing terraces. Ewood Park with its rich history will, of course, be featured heavily.

The book (hopefully Vols 1, 2 and 3) will be a follow-up to my Lifted Over The Turnstiles 3-volume collection of books about Scottish football grounds: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=lifted+over+the+turnstiles&i=stripbooks&crid=1YPCRDC4130ZJ&sprefix=lifted+over+the+turnstiles%2Cstripbooks%2C57&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

Or Google “Lifted Over The Turnstiles Book”.

I’m wondering if someone might give me a recommendation who to ask about good pix of Ewood? Are there club enthusiasts, historians, old press or private photographers, archives, or other sources you might point me towards?

Ideally, I’d like pix of the ground’s terraces and stands empty, or on-pitch action with a good, illustrative view of terraces in the background. If possible.
Old pix at high-resolution (screengrabs from websites don’t come up well in print). Preferably 50s, 60s, 70s — the way a supporter aged 60 to 80 will remember it.

I am willing, of course to pay for copyright and will give credits in the book for the provenance of the photos.

The aim is to celebrate the experiences of standing in a swaying, tight-packed, excited/angry/celebrating/commiserating/local-derby-fevered football crowd. It is a thing younger supporters will never have experienced. I still miss it.

I want to do full and proper justice to Ewood.

I can be contacted at [email protected]

Many thanks.

Steve Finan. Rovers have had a good start to the season, I must say. Long may it continue.

You've come to the right place mate...a lot of knowledge on here.

[GHR]

I can't help but just want to say I own all three of the current books and they are superb. Well recommended even if you aren't one for Scottish football: they are well worth it for the photography and nostalgia alone! 

[Claytons Left Boot]

Steve. See the Facebook site, The Talbot Archive. You may be able to register and make contact via that site. Wally Talbot and his son Howard (both sadly deceased) were Blackburn based photographers who captured images, in and around Blackburn, over many years. There will be countless photographs of Ewood Park covering the black and white era you’re looking for. See also www.cottontown.org for further information and email addresses etc.