The trophy was won by Sunderland, who beat Hearts by a 5—3 score. Tynecastle underwent substantial changes in the early twentieth century. A small stand and pavilion were built in Hearts purchased the ground in Over the next four years, the terraces were expanded using ash from the nearby Haymarket railway yards. In , Hearts gave the BBC permission to begin radio commentaries from the ground. New turnstiles were built on Wheatfield Street and subways created to allow access to the terraces.
Tynecastle's record attendance was achieved in , when 53, attended a Scottish Cup tie against Rangers. Tynecastle was now tightly squeezed on three sides, however, by narrow streets, Tynecastle High School and bonded warehouses of the North British Distillery.
Hearts considered moving to Murrayfield Stadium, which had opened in There was also a proposal to move to a new ground in Sighthill. The start of the Second World War halted these schemes, however. The terraces were concreted in and Tynecastle became Scotland's first all-concrete stadium in Following the modernisation of the stadium, the club architects said that the capacity stood at 54,, but for safety reasons only 49, tickets were printed and sold for big matches.
Floodlights were installed at Tynecastle in A roof was constructed along part of the "distillery" side and in the north-west corner of the ground in No further changes were made to Tynecastle until stricter ground safety regulations came into effect in the s.
Hearts also lacked the finances to redevelop Tynecastle, as the club were relegated from the Premier Division three times in five seasons in the late s and early s. Hearts began to perform better under the ownership of Wallace Mercer, who took control in After the first one capacity was decreased from 49, to 30, The second with new safety rules again made Tynecastle smaller, this time leaving capacity at some 18, Ironically, new stands erected after Hillsborough were made of steel, while in the stadium was the first one in Scotland to have all stands made from concrete.
Final fourth modern grandstand, only one not to be erected in s, finally came in , replacing the almost century-old east stand. For the first time since converting into an all-seater the stadium went beyond 20, in terms of capacity.
Behind the auditorium three levels of floor space were created, housing new club offices, store and ticket sales.
Changes can be noticed almost by the day with their great pace. General oblique aerial view centred on the football ground and stadium with the whisky distillery adjacent, taken from the SE.
View of south terracing of Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh from north east. General oblique aerial view centred on the football ground and stadium with the whisky distillery adjacent, taken from the W. Oblique aerial view centred on the football stadium with the distillery adjacent, taken from the SW. Oblique aerial view centred on the bonded warehouse with the park and bowling green and the football stadium adjacent, taken from the SSW.
The club redeveloped at Tynecastle after four unsuccessful attempts to secure planning permission. The stadium redevelopment proposals for Tynecastle. NT A historic building survey was undertaken, 13 — 19 December , of the main stand to the E side of Tynecastle Football Ground, prior to its replacement with a new stand. The stand was built in and designed by Archibald Leitch, the great pioneer and engineer of football stadiums in the first half of the 20th century.
It was originally built as standing room only seating was not a legal requirement in the UK until the s. Built largely in brick with a steel superstructure, the canopy is supported by an array of columns in front of the seating area and has a number of brick concourses allowing access to the terraces, and exposing the steel structural work to the external E interior wall.
The stand has undergone many changes within its ground- and first-floor rooms, including the addition of new partitions and upgrading of the facilities, but some original features remained, such as the turnstiles to the main E entrances, which have survived in remarkably good condition. Skip to main content.
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Mike Kimberley Neutral 30th June Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: Leaving the ground was a slightly easier stroll mostly downhill to Haymarket. Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: This was only my third Scottish ground but a pleasant atmosphere and experience. Barnie Neutral 30th June Comment on getting away from the ground after the game:: We walked from Tynecastle back to the city — taking about 40 minutes in all.
Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: I enjoyed this one. Christopher Johnston Newcastle United 14th July This was Newcastle's first pre-season friendly, after being promoted back to the Premier League the season before. And with no international tournament, it had been a while since there had been some football. Me and my friend got a train up early in the morning, another couple of friends would meet up with us later in the day.
As it was a late kick off me and my friend spent the day in Edinburgh. We pretty much spent the time visiting as many pubs as we could, starting with the Wetherspoon's at the railway station where we got a decent full Scottish breakfast. We then headed off to other pubs including the ones in the old town and made a good pub crawl out of the day.
We met both Hearts fans and Hibs fans throughout the day who were all friendly. Hibernian had played our rivals Sunderland a few days earlier, so that was also a talking point. We then headed to the Social Club opposite Tynecastle Stadium, as the other pub nearby was too full.
The club was full of Hearts fans and we were unsure if there would be a problem. There wasn't, everyone was friendly and we got chatting to one group of Hearts fans about all things football related.
They were the best opposition supporters I had come across, and unless you are a fierce rival of Hearts then I would highly recommend going in there for a pre-match pint and friendly conversation. It's an alright sized ground. At the time the new Main Stand was still under construction, so the capacity was reduced.
The views were all clear and reasonably good. In all honesty it's a shame to Scottish football doing so poorly , because the stadium could easily be better, with more premium seating and a higher capacity. There is nothing all that wrong with the stadium, nothing that a lick of paint, and some new seats which were faded couldn't solve. The game was what you would expect of a pre-season friendly, Hearts gave a good fight, but Newcastle were winners without really needing to get out of second gear.
No real problems getting away from the stadium, one of my other friends who met us later in the day had parked his car nearby and we were able to get out of Edinburgh reasonably quickly, and got back to Newcastle before 1am, and that included a stop at the services on the way.
A great day out in Edinburgh, and some great football conversations and jokes with the home fans. I would love to go back and do it all again.
The home fans I met left such a good impression that I often check up on their scores and cheer them on in the Edinburgh derby. Phil Armstrong Neutral 22nd July This was my first visit to Tynecastle, so a new stadium for me to visit and tick off my limited 'Doing the 42' Scottish League Grounds checklist.
It is also one of the relative easier games for me to get to logistically. It was a brisk 15 minute walk from the station to Tynecastle after that. I went straight to the stadium and didn't stop for a drink due to having to drive later on that day. There are plenty of takeaways and pubs on Darly Street towards the ground which I just by passed. A few disgruntled season ticket holders annoyed at the fact they were not allocated their usual seat due to an issue in the ticketing office other than that reasonable to talk to.
The Main Stand is currently being rebuilt to match the three other modern sides of the stadium. There is a raised platform which stretches around the stands acting as a concourse which initially looks odd. I was in the lower tier of the Gorgie End which has a steep incline of the stairs which were very slippy due to being wet from the rain. Both teams appeared to be going for the win from the start but Hearts walked the game in the end, with the home support well behind their team.
Food was to a normal standard and nothing special. Torrential rain started in the second half which meant a lot of rain falling on the front row seats of the uncovered lower tiers.
There fans were freely allowed to move backwards in the stand to covered sections or to different stands. Entertaining exit trying to weave my way back to Haymarket Railway Station through the slow moving crowd, the heavy rain had caused rather large puddles to form in areas of the roads and a car nearly ploughed into fans walking on the pavement after driving too fast into one of these.
Highly suggest an umbrella if walking back if it is raining as I was soaked through on the short walk back. With the exception of the rain it was nice day out, the atmosphere at Tynecastle was excellent and the stadium has a mixture of old and new to it which was a nice balance. I may visit again to check out the new Main Stand once built to see how they have incorporated more modern facilities in keeping with the rest of the stadium.
Gareth King Neutral 17th March
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