improvement in the site and not before time as the ground is still in real danger of disappearing and will need constant restoration and upkeep to get it properly operational again and a fitting 'living museum' to Glasgow's sporting heritage. Below are the latest photos of the Council's work at the behest of the Jimmy Johnstone Football Academy, who are supporting our efforts to renovate the
park and we are delighted by the results achieved already this month in this half of the old ground. Lots of great support also from the local community who are impressed by how good the place is beginning to look and are once again able to walk and run up and down the old terracing in safety.
We managed to clean much more of the stonework this week on both the pitch wall and individual terraces. This is the time-consuming part of the renovation but absolutely vital to retaining the originality of each surviving terracing block. But as you can see from the photo below, the difference
is quite spectacular! Hopefully this will now preserve this 1947 terracing for a few more years and provide the template to eventually re-step all of the missing terracing, now covered by the trees.
This was another solid week's work and more branches cut away and dead trees removed as well as another 4 feet of the pitch wall cleaned and brushed down and looking much better than the moss-covered crumbling stone that it was just 2 months ago. Again, this is an original feature of the 1903 designed ground and must be preserved, so vitally important that this is maintained and repaired.
As you can see from the photo above, the difference 'before' and 'after' it has been cleaned and wire-brushed back to life! 9 weeks now into this restoration and there is a great feeling of positivity down Cathkin way with us all working together to bring Old Hampden Park back to life for future generations to utilise and enjoy.
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