This photo is of the Ayresome Gardens, taken on 19th September 1966. The flower bed was made in the image of a football pitch, in celebration of the 1966 World Cup.
Photo courtesy of Borough Engineers Department.
Ayresome Gardens – 1966 World Cup Celebration in a Flower Bed (1966)
Categories: Parks
It`s odd the things that you remember of times like this one. The top scorer for North Korea, who reached the quarter finals and had qualified from the group that played some of their games at Ayresome Park, was a guy called Pak Du Ick (probably wrongly spelled). I also remember the Italian team going home in disgrace after not qualifying, to be greeted by their fans pelting them with fruit (hopefully not in cans) !