Kettering Town F.C. - April

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Having heard about this and being in the area i thought i'd have a nosey round, thoroughly enjoyed it nice relaxed visit.

History
Rockingham Road was a football stadium in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. It was home to Kettering Town F.C. who play in the Southern Football League, from 1897 until 2011.

At the time of its closure, the ground had a capacity of 6,264, of which 1,800 was seated.

Repossession
On 4 August 2011 Kettering Town club moved into Nene Park after agreeing a long term lease with the landlord.

On 19 December 2011 the ground was repossessed by bailiffs acting on behalf of the owner Ben Pickering. A notice on the entry to the ground read,

"Pursuant to Clause 5 of the [May 1998 lease between Kettering Town Management Ltd and Ben Pickering Ltd], we as authorised agents of the said Ben Pickering Ltd have this day re-entered the premises demised by the said lease and the said lease is thereby determined absolutely."

On with the pics

IMG_5138 by JSP 77, on Flickr

25988153054_b767ce4f43_b.jpgIMG_5105 by JSP 77, on Flickr

IMG_5120 by JSP 77, on Flickr

IMG_5084 by JSP 77, on Flickr

IMG_5090 by JSP 77, on Flickr

IMG_5096 by JSP 77, on Flickr

26320091780_aab3645fda_b.jpgIMG_5071 by JSP 77, on Flickr

26593388745_ab58558dcd_b.jpgIMG_5079 by JSP 77, on Flickr

26500746192_cacc8eb278_b.jpgIMG_5077 by JSP 77, on Flickr

26567030986_040463a84e_b.jpgIMG_5050 by JSP 77, on Flickr

26593196545_d207c437e3_b.jpgIMG_5037 by JSP 77, on Flickr

IMG_5020 by JSP 77, on Flickr

IMG_5158 by JSP 77, on Flickr

Thanks for looking
 
You got some great shots there bud - its sort of very sad to see in many respects and after reading up on the history quite a sad end to this little stadium - mr pickering got quite resentful about the whole affair and later changed his name to ron pickering and got upset over the slightest thing.
:)
 
I enjoyed both my visits here.you got a nice take of it mate.
 
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