I have just been talking with my wife and son, about old stands that used to be at Belle Vue, in particular the West Terrace and South Stand, where the Benidorm flats are now.

Does anyone have any pictures of these stands. I am just old enough to recall the west terrace but not South Stand.

Thanks

Think I've seen photo's of them on here before, deffo the west stand which always looked magnificent to me as a kid. Never got chance to go in it though.

As a youngster I used to stand in the south stand.

I suppose you could always google "this sporting life" and see them on there. watched it a couple of weeks ago and its still a good film.

Just got some pics off Trinity Heritage page.

Does anyone know why and when the South Stand get pulled down

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Just after and as a result of the Bradford City fire which was in May 1985.

The old west stand was pulled down around 1988 as I recall. the players' changing rooms were underneath the stand as was the bar. at half time you used to have to wade through pools of spilt Beverley's ale to get up to the bar. There was also a tunnel under the stand to allow spectators to move from one end of the ground to the other. it used to take about 10 minutes to push through due to the crowds.
at the time the west stand was demolished I worked for Wakefield MDC and I obtained a section of the timber valance from the front of the roof as a souvenir. I took it back to the office and got a rollicking off my boss because the whole stand was riddled with woodworm.

That was the west stand, south stand was before that. Always remember the tunnel at the back of the west stand when swapping ends.

The west stand featured a bar underneath it and a tunnel running through it. It’s fate was sealed with the increased health and safety requirements following the Bradford fire. The south stand was all terracing but was pulled down I think when it was suggested to move the pitch 25 yards south to make way for a supermarket

If present supporters think that they can raise a deafening roar in the north stand, then they should have been in the south stand. I can't describe what it was like especially in full voice against the Aussies

The noise was phenominal.

Haha, in Cas most Beverley ale got spilt as it was too vile to drink.

So was the game, no side gave the 1982 team an harder match throughout that tour.

I had the Main Stand in my head and that’s the one I was referring to and not the South Stand.

The South Stand was pulled down for a number of reasons all of which were bull - to facilitate the moving of the pitch by 25m South to make way for a sports complex at the North end was one, because it contained asbestos and was unsafe was another - both were bull as I said. It was a cracking stand and should have been left alone.

I think you may have to check your dates on that game. I assume you mean 1952?
They'd have got 100 in 1982.

We did'nt play them in 82

We gave em a good game in 90 if you're referring to that one?

Think Andy mason scored two crackers in that game

We don't need lectures on beer from people who's river has a head on it!

Not too sure about that, the Revolution brewery (I think that's it's name) do some magnificent beers.

yes it's revolutions, call him Mark lovely guy who owns it, also has the Wakefield exchange pub in town

South stand was demolished in 79, I heard they were going to build a Tesco there or some rubbish but it never happened.
Dunno who's special project that was, it sounds daft enough to actually be true...lol

The concrete blockwork boundary wall at the rear of where the south stand used to be (now the flats) was allegedly erected by the legendary second-rower Bill Ashurst during his tenure at Trinity. It was affectionately referred to as "The Bill Ashurst Stand" by some fans.

It was taken down and sold to a farmer in Holland ! Who for many years used it to store bales of hay, dont know if its still standing.

That also sounds daft enough to be true..