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From the
https://charltonchampion.co.uk By Darryl Chamberlain, 18 July, 2011.
Valley of doom – will you miss this lost pub?
The old Valley pub on Elliscombe Road has been demolished ahead
of its conversion into flats. Opened by former Charlton Athletic
player Harold Hobbis in the 1960s, the pub fell into decline in its
final years and closed in the summer of 2008 following a robbery.
Nine flats are to be built on the site.
The old pub did feature a huge photo of The Valley in its glory days
as one of the country’s biggest stadiums. I believe that it was
saved for posterity before the building was knocked down, unless you
know different…
3 THOUGHTS ON “VALLEY OF DOOM – WILL YOU MISS THIS LOST PUB?”
CHARLTONLANE
July 18, 2011 / 20:32
Darryl – I sold that enormous photo on behalf of the owner a
couple of years back…
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| The Charlton Champion Monday, 10 August 2009.
Historic Valley Photo for sale.
Anyone who drank in the now shut Valley Pub in Elliscombe Road can't
fail to have noticed the impressive pieces of Charlton Athletic
memorabilia. The pub sign was a classic to start with although it's
rotting away out-of-reach (for now). The toilets also had glass
portholes sporting engraved footballs and then there was that
blown-up photograph taken in a bulging Valley as a Charlton player
side-steps the visiting goalkeeper and looks about to score. You
know, the one above.
The picture hung in an appropriate frame on the right-hand side wall
in the main bar and measured c 6 x 4. That's feet, not inches. I
always looked admiringly and sub-consciously checked the fixtures
that secured it to the wall. It's a grainy image close-up but it's a
striking picture from ten feet and not in bad condition for it's age
although I have had to trim six inches off the bottom as it had been
damaged since being out of it's frame (already excluded from this
shot). My photograph of the picture shown here was taken from ten
feet with the picture lying on the decking in my garden, hence the
slight brown edging at the top and right of the shot! The picture is
actually about four inches larger at the left-hand side which puts
the action more in perspective, but I couldn't quite get the whole
shot in frame despite attempts at cropping it. I have tried, but I
still can't spot anyone in the crowd without a flat cap or a trilby.
Anyway, I have been asked to see what interest there might be as the
current owner is keen to sell and would like to think that the
picture might be bought by someone who could put it back on public
display, although will sell for an appropriate price irrespective.
Any offers gratefully received.
JEFF BOLTON
April 28, 2015 / 18:09
I used to play football with a team from the pub , we used to meet
and go to play football on Saturdays, Spring court was the name of
the team and we won a cup. Not sure if where was any pictures of the
team on the wall.
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