Northantz_Urbex
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So i finished work at 12 and had the urge to go to 1 of my favorite derelict places in my home town being the now completely run down football club of K.T.F.C this place brings back so many memories as i have been here so many times to watch them play as a young boy all the way up till it closed then after it closed too 
Its saddening to see it deteriorate and know any time soon it will no longer be there as of some of the good memories i have of it. The claim to fame this club has is when the football legend Paul Gascoigne became the manager of the club for a short period of time but due to some issues he had he didn't last long.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.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.”
And here's a few pictures from the top of one of the floodlights from back in August last year (pics took on smartphone)
Thanks for looking
Its saddening to see it deteriorate and know any time soon it will no longer be there as of some of the good memories i have of it. The claim to fame this club has is when the football legend Paul Gascoigne became the manager of the club for a short period of time but due to some issues he had he didn't last long.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.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.”
And here's a few pictures from the top of one of the floodlights from back in August last year (pics took on smartphone)
Thanks for looking
