With Hearts having completed the redevelopment of their old Tynecastle Park stadium with the opening of their new main stand in November 2017, we’ve taken a look back at the changing face of the Jambos spiritual home over the years.
Hearts’ home since 1886, when the club moved across Gorgie Road from ‘Old Tynecastle’ on the site of the present-day Wardlaw Street and Wardlaw Terrace, the ground has seen a lot of changes in the past 137 years.
5. Looking on
Hearts youngsters Scott Severin and Gary Naysmith watching the bulldozers move in at Tynecastle in 1997 to clear the Gorgie Road End for work to start on a new stand. Photo: Graham Hamilton
6. Hats off
Crowds on the terracing at Tynecastle for the local derby match - Hearts v Hibs, 21st June 1954 Photo: UNKNOWN
7. Getting there
Work continues on the Tynecastle Park main stand construction in 2017. Photo: Ian Georgeson
8. Goal!
Bobby Flavell scoring for Hearts at Tynecastle on August 18 1948. Bobby eventually left Hearts and the country to play out in Bogota. You can see the uncovered terracing with the North British Distillery warehouse buildings behind, this section was covered during construction works in the 1950s. Photo: Stan Warburton