ChippenhamRed Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 8 minutes ago, Olé said: FFS I think I've checked every football stadium on Google Images now. Charlton doesn't work as not that many cantilevers (but does have identical tower block with the lift shaft). Emirates has identical tower blocks but cantilever isn't square (and I've been by it on the train out of Kings Cross loads of times and the horizon is not empty around there). Norwich actually has a similar cantilever and the high rise hotel to the side, but the cantilever curves. I'm prepared to say this is NOT a football stadium. Absolutely convinced it’s Upton Park (see above) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olé Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 1 minute ago, ChippenhamRed said: Absolutely convinced it’s Upton Park (see above) I'm not. Can't believe how sad I am to be even typing this, but it has cantilevers with a single diagonal strut, the one in the photo is mostly two struts crossing over. Also there are additional tower blocks in the line of sight opposite the main stand which should be visible on the horizon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 6 minutes ago, Olé said: I'm not. Can't believe how sad I am to be even typing this, but it has cantilevers with a single diagonal strut, the one in the photo is mostly two struts crossing over. Also there are additional tower blocks in the line of sight opposite the main stand which should be visible on the horizon. Fellow saddo here! I don’t think they are two struts crossing over, I think it’s a single diagonal strut with separate perpendicular struts heading towards the back of the stand! Which adds up for Upton Park. I also think the angle of the shot may preclude the additional blocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semblar Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 I think the producer gave you guys a clue (note I'm not up to speed enough on London stadia to help!) when talking about the magic of television and sending crews out for "Views and Vistas) - my guess is that the clip is a composite showing the ground in question, plus an unconnected "surround" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olé Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: Fellow saddo here! I don’t think they are two struts crossing over, I think it’s a single diagonal strut with separate perpendicular struts heading towards the back of the stand! Which adds up for Upton Park. I also think the angle of the shot may preclude the additional blocks. I'm now entering psychopathic levels of geekiness, but the tower block to the right in the photo I just posted - it is so high it would have to be in the shot, and yet it can't be the one with the shaft on the roof in the shot, as quite clearly the shaft in that shot is several storeys high (or as high as the remainder of the roof is wide) and the one by Upton Park is a single storey, height equivalent only to half the roof width around it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 5 minutes ago, Olé said: I'm now entering psychopathic levels of geekiness, but the tower block to the right in the photo I just posted - it is so high it would have to be in the shot, and yet it can't be the one with the shaft on the roof in the shot, as quite clearly the shaft in that shot is several storeys high (or as high as the remainder of the roof is wide) and the one by Upton Park is a single storey, height equivalent only to half the roof width around it. In my mind the shot was captured from the red dot in the direction I’ve marked below, so the tower block to the right wouldn’t be in the shot! This backs up the cladding thing further up! This is utterly tragic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olé Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 But there's no matching tower block in that direction (I think it would be up the Barking Road). I could drive there now in just over half an hour to check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 5 minutes ago, Olé said: But there's no matching tower block in that direction (I think it would be up the Barking Road). I could drive there now in just over half an hour to check. Heroic stuff Ole! I’m convinced the ends of the stand match up to Upton, which suggests a composite shot as @semblar mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olé Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 3 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: I’m convinced the ends of the stand match up to Upton, which suggests a composite shot as @semblar mentioned. Was the stadium significant to the show? (I don't watch TV). I don't understand why they'd make a composite skyline shot to get them both in. Still think the cantilevers are too high and with cross struts so can't be Upton Park. At this point I'm convinced that it is not a football stadium. Geeking out now. The ends of the stand bit, to me that is too soft a shape to be a structure, perhaps it is just lens flare, if you mean this bit: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 If I'm ever kidnapped I want @Olé and @ChippenhamRed on the case , Jeez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 28 minutes ago, Olé said: Was the stadium significant to the show? (I don't watch TV). I don't understand why they'd make a composite skyline shot to get them both in. Still think the cantilevers are too high and with cross struts so can't be Upton Park. At this point I'm convinced that it is not a football stadium. Geeking out now. The ends of the stand bit, to me that is too soft a shape to be a structure, perhaps it is just lens flare, if you mean this bit: That’s it! I think it’s the end of the stand. But I’m fast coming to the conclusion I don’t know what I’m talking about. PS - know nothing about the show, just saw the trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clunes Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Looking at how the direction of the diagonal struts reverse half way along, it has to be Upton Park. The picture is dark as it is taken into the sun so some obvious clue might be missing, and this doesn’t mean it is taken in a westerly direction. Those tower block could easily have been added post production simply to create an unknown skyline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Fleuriot Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 I'm surprised to find this is one of the most gripping threads I've ever read. I didn't care at first. Having read through, I really need to know the answer. Don't give up guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedKatieScarlett Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 I want to know!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingswood Robin Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 I believe this is Upton park looking north west. The block on the left I think is at the corner of Romford Road and Carnarvon Road. The block on the right I think is at the corner of Leytonstone Road and Maryland Road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InCyder Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Found this picture of Upton Park on Pinterest. Has to be it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted January 13, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 At last it's solved it's Upton Park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe jordans teeth Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Thank god for that,I can get back to my life now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 1 hour ago, MC26 said: Found this picture of Upton Park on Pinterest. Has to be it! CASE CLOSED!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Ian M Posted January 13, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 5 hours ago, MC26 said: Found this picture of Upton Park on Pinterest. Has to be it! Post of the year already. Thank you so much @MC26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveller Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Curious. A huge thread on a TV programme not filmed in Bristol. At the same time, no mention of Kiri, which has an hour of Bristol landscapes and Sarah Lancashire attempting Bristolian. Reasonably successfully for a northerner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhombrecito Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 3 hours ago, Ian M said: Post of the year already. Thank you so much @MC26 Why's @phantom getting the credit? Poor @MC26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olé Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 38 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: CASE CLOSED!!!! Okay new case. Which stadium is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciudad Bristol Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Prize for identifying the two tower blocks behind Upton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciudad Bristol Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 3 minutes ago, Ciudad Bristol said: Prize for identifying the two tower blocks behind Upton. One on the left is College Point Romford Rd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairman Mao Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 11 hours ago, Malago said: Shame, can't help feeling if I were a Hammer I would greatly regret the move to the Olympic Stadium. Having been to see a couple do games and chatting with a few West Ham mates you would be correct. The Olympic Stadium is a soulless bowl. Great for concerts though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciudad Bristol Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Call me a sad pedant and for what its worth tower on the right is Henniker Point http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=1451 , both these towers are in Stratford/Maryland over a mile and a half away - ain't perspective distortion great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcityman Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 14 hours ago, Ska Junkie said: Gasheads would love a stadium this good, alas plenty of sand but not a camel in sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyInWeston Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 So its Upton Park... Wow! Who'd have thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Ha ha. Best thread ever. Loving @Olé‘s in-depth knowledge of stand design. Mint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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