Stockwell/Brixton skatepark

[CD17]

I grew up not far from here in Streatham, but back then it was a no go area if you wanted to leave with your bike so I never rode it apart from once very briefly at night   

What puzzles me is why in some photos it appears to be a red colour, was it painted or stained at some point ?





I'm planning to ride it again this year 

[CD17]

Just found this

http://www.londonskateparks.co.uk/skateparks/stockwell/

So it was renovated a few years ago, but I don't remember it being red back in the 80s, but like I say I only rode it once & at night.

[Pooch]

Used go down there.. Ruff as fook. I grew up in balham till I was 10 or 11. Steve69 got his bike stolen off him as soon as he got there.. Never remember it being that red colour.. Strange one that.

[steve69]

I grew up not far from here in Streatham, but back then it was a no go area if you wanted to leave with your bike so I never rode it apart from once very briefly at night   

Funny you posting this Chris. I was only telling Woody yesterday the story of my trip to Stockwell and how I didn't leave with my bike 

 


I think it was resurfaced at some point 

[CD17]

I grew up not far from here in Streatham, but back then it was a no go area if you wanted to leave with your bike so I never rode it apart from once very briefly at night   

Funny you posting this Chris. I was only telling Woody yesterday the story of my trip to Stockwell and how I didn't leave with my bike 

 


I think it was resurfaced at some point 

That's a shame about you not leaving with your bike 

I heard loads of stories of this kind of thing at Stockwell BITD, so we avoided it 

[CD17]

I grew up not far from here in Streatham, but back then it was a no go area if you wanted to leave with your bike so I never rode it apart from once very briefly at night   

Funny you posting this Chris. I was only telling Woody yesterday the story of my trip to Stockwell and how I didn't leave with my bike 

 


I think it was resurfaced at some point 

So it wasn't red in the 80s then 

[pickle]

Saw this place the other year when I went to see the mission at brixton accadamy.  Looks a great park but the local dealer was sat up on the top so does look a no go zone

[CD17]

It's been resurfaced twice & now redesigned & totally resurfaced with 5" of fresh concrete & it was resurfaced sometime I think in the late 90s with the red surface..

It's now quite different from the original design with banks & coping added.

I love 70s Skateparks 

[stuntmaster]

it was resurface in the 90`s and was a disaster as lost all the curves as made everything poor to air , then they started building ramps later on at the back of the park and then got a revamp a while back .
still not a great area but we are a lot older than we were back then and loads of place in london were bad back in 80`s as remember meanwhile was bad for taxing as nearly lost my haro there   

[AKGOFF]

Stock well park estate slap bang next to it,

Lovely.