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[MacAdder]

I don't recall that ,old grange was a huge stand.

It was if you were nine years old.

It also depends on when you were n8me years old.
The Canton used to be larger than the time NP was demolished.
It had quite an overhaul at some point what must have been late 70's early 80's I'd say, probably the latter if it was done when the Bluebirds club was demolished.

[splott parker]

It was if you were nine years old.

It also depends on when you were n8me years old.
The Canton used to be larger than the time NP was demolished.
It had quite an overhaul at some point what must have been late 70's early 80's I'd say, probably the latter if it was done when the Bluebirds club was demolished.

It was never larger, it remained the same size, none of it was ever demolished externally to reduce it. Some back rows of seats were most probably taken out to be replaced by those hospitality boxes and the room behind. Did you ever have the chance to stand right at the back of the old Grangetown End and the Canton Stand? Grangetown End dwarfed it.

[splott parker]

The roof was erected over the Grangetown End in 1928 and the End could hold 18,000 spectators. 40 odd years later I, and a few more on here no doubt, were among 18,000 + on there in the cup games against Arsenal & Leeds.

[Pontprennau Bluebird]

At the time the GE seemed like a cave, low lying slopes rising to, who knows what at the back.

[xsnaggle]

At the time the GE seemed like a cave, low lying slopes rising to, who knows what at the back.

Here be dragons!!!

[MacAdder]

It was never larger, it remained the same size, none of it was ever demolished externally to reduce it.
Some back rows of seats were most probably taken out to be replaced by those hospitality boxes and the room behind.

I didn't say it was demolished.
After the works, the volume and number of seats for spectators would have been reduced. It's therefore true that prior to the refurb and the introduction of the boxes, the Canton would have looked much bigger.

Did you ever have the chance to stand right at the back of the old Grangetown End and the Canton Stand? Grangetown End dwarfed it.

Yes on a number of occasions both, and I agree with you that the GE dwarfed the Canton.
The OP's account though was that the Canton was large not larger than the Grangend.
I should add that I don't agree with bobh's view that both stands were of similar size. Perhaps you thought I was and got our posts confused?

It seems that some people (not you) were questioning the OPs excellent piece based on something that is subjective.

[splott parker]

I didn't say it was demolished.
After the works, the volume and number of seats for spectators would have been reduced. It's therefore true that prior to the refurb and the introduction of the boxes, the Canton would have looked much bigger.


Yes on a number of occasions both, and I agree with you that the GE dwarfed the Canton.
The OP's account though was that the Canton was large not larger than the Grangend.
I should add that I don't agree with bobh's view that both stands were of similar size. Perhaps you thought I was and got our posts confused?

It seems that some people (not you) were questioning the OPs excellent piece based on something that is subjective.

You’re right it was bobh who reckoned that back in 1970ish it was as large as the old Grangetown End
but you did state that the Canton used to be larger than it was at the time Ninian Park was demolished, it was the same size structure at the end of its days as it was in the beginning, never larger.

[the other bob wilson]

It was never larger, it remained the same size, none of it was ever demolished externally to reduce it. Some back rows of seats were most probably taken out to be replaced by those hospitality boxes and the room behind. Did you ever have the chance to stand right at the back of the old Grangetown End and the Canton Stand? Grangetown End dwarfed it.

That's how I remember it, the Canton Stand was the lowest out of the four stands when Ninian Park was used for the last time even with the bit that used to be seating included.