ChippenhamRed Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Just seen a trailer for BBC drama “Hard Sun” and this briefly appeared on screen. Is this Ashton Gate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Hope not. The premise of this programme is there’s only 5 years until the end of the world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 1 minute ago, pongo88 said: Hope not. The premise of this programme is there’s only 5 years until the end of the world! More than enough time to win the Europa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 6 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: Just seen a trailer for BBC drama “Hard Sun” and this briefly appeared on screen. Is this Ashton Gate? Reckon that’s a great spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty Swallocks Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 It’s definitely not the Tent End @ The Memorial Ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vespa Red Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Don't like the programme. Basically the plot is if you ride a Vespa, you end up dead. Chilling. Oh and all the other stuff about the end of the world. And conspiracy theories. But leave us scooterists alone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Island Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I thought it looked like the Gate too. It hasn’t actually been in the show though so hard to say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I'm pretty sure that's not Ashton Gate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bristolcity Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 16 minutes ago, pongo88 said: Hope not. The premise of this programme is there’s only 5 years until the end of the world! I don't want to be a spoiler...but. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, RedLionLad said: I'm pretty sure that's not Ashton Gate. You’re right, it’s not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 3 minutes ago, BS4 on Tour... said: You’re right, it’s not... The tower blocks are too narrow.......and there are three of them behind the Dolman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Lewis Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 18 minutes ago, pongo88 said: Hope not. The premise of this programme is there’s only 5 years until the end of the world! At least the Brexit negotiations will have an end date then. The UK will get all it want's the day before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, RedLionLad said: The tower blocks are too narrow.......and there are three of them behind the Dolman. Yep and that Stand ain’t the Dolman... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 8 minutes ago, BS4 on Tour... said: Yep and that Stand ain’t the Dolman... It’s obviously not the Dolman but it looks an awful lot like the Lansdown. From the angle you wouldn’t really see the Dolman as it’s not tall enough. Anyway, just wondering! Also if it is, that has to be a sunrise and not a sunset! I think the 3 block thing probably settles it, although possibly one could be hidden behind another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Phantom Posted January 12, 2018 Admin Share Posted January 12, 2018 It was filmed in Anglesey and London, so it's one of the grounds in London Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RightUpInCider Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 New Den? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 6 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: It’s obviously not the Dolman but it looks an awful lot like the Lansdown. From the angle you wouldn’t really see the Dolman as it’s not tall enough. Anyway, just wondering! Also if it is, that has to be a sunrise and not a sunset! I think the 3 block thing probably settles it, although possibly one could be hidden behind another. Yep but even if it was the Lansdown, the flats are in the wrong place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Upton park maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotham Brow Red Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Defo the Gate. I can see Nelson Mandela House so has to be . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malago Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 What's happened to Upton Park? Is it still as was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 7 minutes ago, Cotham Brow Red said: Defo the Gate. I can see Nelson Mandela House so has to be . None of the blocks on Duckmoor Road have flat roofs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cider_boy Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 W While looking for images, found this one which I liked, so thought I'd share! Doesn't look like the stadium in the original post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 13 minutes ago, Ska Junkie said: Upton park maybe? Great shout I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoons Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: Great shout I reckon. Good shout but have a feeling the bulldoozers are already in ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 9 minutes ago, Malago said: What's happened to Upton Park? Is it still as was? Levelled for housing Malago, long gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 1 minute ago, Spoons said: Good shout but have a feeling the bulldoozers are already in ? Could have been filmed ages ago though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyInWeston Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 While it can look like the gate. Im not convinced. While its plausible that the tower on the left is blocking the 3rd tower behind it, the roof shape of the tower in the middle is wrong. Also to be looking this way requires you to face south-south east-ish. Sorry bad pic, I'm on mobile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, Spoons said: Good shout but have a feeling the bulldoozers are already in ? It may have been filmed before they knocked the Boleyn down? Just guessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 3 minutes ago, CrazyInWeston said: While it can look like the gate. Im not convinced. While its plausible that the tower on the left is blocking the 3rd tower behind it, the roof shape of the tower in the middle is wrong. Also to be looking this way requires you to face south-south east-ish. Sorry bad pic, I'm on mobile. Yep, the flat roof and the fact that the Ashton ones are double blocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, CrazyInWeston said: While it can look like the gate. Im not convinced. While its plausible that the tower on the left is blocking the 3rd tower behind it, the roof shape of the tower in the middle is wrong. Also to be looking this way requires you to face south-south east-ish. Sorry bad pic, I'm on mobile. The other issue is the left-hand tower has the extra bit on the top, whereas the blocks around Ashton Gate are clearly identical. I’m satisfied it’s not The Gate and think it’s probably Upton Park! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoons Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 This was upton park on dec 7th 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstreet Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 1 hour ago, ChippenhamRed said: Just seen a trailer for BBC drama “Hard Sun” and this briefly appeared on screen. Is this Ashton Gate? Sun sets behind Lansdown so could be if this picture is showing sunrise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiderEyed Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 28 minutes ago, Ska Junkie said: Upton park maybe? What a beautiful stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 5 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: The other issue is the left-hand tower has the extra bit on the top, whereas the blocks around Ashton Gate are clearly identical. I’m satisfied it’s not The Gate and think it’s probably Upton Park! I don't think it's Upton Park either. The blocks are not the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 Some great sleuthing going on here. Was worried it wouldn’t be of interest but you’ve taken it up and run with it! Gotta love OTIB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, Redstreet said: Sun sets behind Lansdown so could be if this picture is showing sunrise No, because that definitely isn't the east Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Is it The Valley? I`m sure there are some tower blocks near that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyInWeston Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, Juan Kerr said: Is it The Valley? I`m sure there are some tower blocks near that. No, wrong type of stadia roofing structure. Plus theres only one block next to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 10 minutes ago, RedLionLad said: I don't think it's Upton Park either. The blocks are not the same Ooohh the plot thickens! Great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olé Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Must be taken from the top of the Bristol Record Offices on the Cumberland Basin for that height and angle? Always an amazing view in the summer when the sun sets over Ashton Court and beams back across BS3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olé Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Oh wait have we established it's not us? Tower blocks must be East of the ground for the sun to be south by south west, which is more or less correct for AG, but it should be to the right of the gantry in the photo and behind the sports bar for any other angle. This is a photo taken North East of the ground it refers to, and where there is a clear horizon in the distance. Not many grounds this can apply to. At Orient the separate tower blocks (not the ones built into the stand) are definitely North East of the ground. Which is this angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erithacus Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Have given ChippenhamRed's original a bit of a tweak and hope this might shed some more light on the case. I had originally thought the ironwork is redolent of the Atyeo but is clearly not. Hope this helps Hope it's not the reflection of ChippenhamRed's furniture... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hantsred Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I have just toured google maps in 3d and still can't find the stadium. Any detectives out there... large city based stadium (tower blocks, large stand), possible open one end to allow photo accross the stand, horizon has trees and is hilly which suggests suburban location.... good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Did a quick bit of sleuthing - bit bored tonight. From what I found, this was filmed February to April 2017 and the Boleyn Ground was demolished September 2016. If that is the case, we can probably rule out Upton Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe jordans teeth Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Haven’t got a foggiest and it’s getting on my bloody nerves,it’s obviously not in London Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyInWeston Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 31 minutes ago, joe jordans teeth said: Haven’t got a foggiest and it’s getting on my bloody nerves,it’s obviously not in London Same, this is doing my nut in, I've resorted to watching the show just to see if the above scene is in it!! (Hoping for a clearer view) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malago Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 2 hours ago, Ska Junkie said: Levelled for housing Malago, long gone. Shame, can't help feeling if I were a Hammer I would greatly regret the move to the Olympic Stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clunes Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 It could be anywhere in the country, but it could also be a cricket ground. I thought it might have been the Oval for a while as it looks like there is a low stand with white seats it also might not be a sports ground at all. It’s a bit tall to be on the roof of a stand. in summary, good luck. I need sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiderEyed Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Thought it might be The Valley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Northski Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Can’t be us. Doesn’t seem sag in the middle, like ours does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciudad Bristol Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Got to be Upton. Maybe inverted image and with telephoto lens so those towers are miles away in North Woolwich or something? Spent too much time on it. I give up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 15 minutes ago, Ciudad Bristol said: Got to be Upton. Maybe inverted image and with telephoto lens so those towers are miles away in North Woolwich or something? Spent too much time on it. I give up. There's only a lift tower room on one tower so I'm not sure now. No idea to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyInWeston Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Okay, I've seen the scene, you really cant get anything more of detail from the original picture, its way too dark except that its a sunrise and not a sunset, so its definitely in the eastwards looking direction. After careful consideration I've declared that if it IS indeed a stadium, the steel gantry goes across the length of the pitch and not the width, but then I could be wrong. Anyhoo, for those who still want to see a direct source, below are two pictures, one original and one slightly tweaked to the best of my ability. (Sorry about the blocky pixels, BBC iPlayer for you) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyCity Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 It was filmed in London and Anglesey and it wouldn’t make any sense (financially or creatively) to do pick-up shots anywhere else. https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/hard-sun-on-bbc-one-cast-locations-and-everything-else-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-bbc-thriller-a3733536.html%3famp I’m going to say it’s The Emirates. There are a few more tower blocks next to the two, top right of the pic, but you could easily frame them out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 8 minutes ago, SydneyCity said: It was filmed in London and Anglesey and it wouldn’t make any sense (financially or creatively) to do pick-up shots anywhere else. https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/hard-sun-on-bbc-one-cast-locations-and-everything-else-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-bbc-thriller-a3733536.html%3famp I’m going to say it’s The Emirates. There are a few more tower blocks next to the two, top right of the pic, but you could easily frame them out... I would say it isn't because of the way the steelwork stops at a straight end......all those on the Emirates either curve or connect to something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyInWeston Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 13 minutes ago, SydneyCity said: I’m going to say it’s The Emirates. It just cannot be, look at how straight the edge of one of the "stands" are if it is a stand. Plus there are no residential tower blocks in said positions looking east wards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 News just in from Los Angeles....the executive producer (Kate Harwood) doesn’t know either! But she has now asked twitter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Olé Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 8 hours ago, Erithacus said: Have given ChippenhamRed's original a bit of a tweak and hope this might shed some more light on the case. I had originally thought the ironwork is redolent of the Atyeo but is clearly not. Hope this helps Hope it's not the reflection of ChippenhamRed's furniture... Your tweaking has clearly revealed Upton Park in my opinion! Look at the cladding at the end of the stand (just above the “one”). Exact match! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted January 13, 2018 Author 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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...
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