The whole of the pitch was prone to water logging it got worse when they built the Morrisons Supermarket on York Rd it did vastly improve when they relayed the pitch & installed a new drainage system during the John Desmond era.
I wish I had a pound for every gallon of water I have pumped off the pitch one year it was so bad I got an helicopter to fly up & down over the pitch to help dry the pitch out & disperse the surface water so the important game against Sheffield Eagles went ahead.

The whole Marshgate area was flooded following the 1946/47 winter which was why they built those flood relief channels. I don't think they ever really solved the problem though. That must be just about the lowest point in Doncaster and there only needs to be excess water flowing into the Don from the hills around Sheffield for the problem to recur though I think the Don is in a slightly deeper channel there now.

Do you know the name of the other river that flows through Doncaster?

The Cheswold.
Spoiler.

What is the name synonymous with in Doncater

A hotel .
Anyone know where the source is of the said r cheswold.

I remember helping to put seats in at the Greyhound stadium. They came from Belle Vue, some still bearing the names of Rovers directors.

What year did the Greyhound Stadium close?

Yes there is a pub called the Cheswold in the Doncaster leisure park but the answer I'm looking for is more not a pub or a building.
I think the source of the River Cheswold is somewhere around the Marshgate area.

It was demolished in 1986

He beat me to it.

I have an 1849 map of Doncaster showing the Cheswold running from the Don somewhere near where the prison is now, parallel with the old Great North Road in Crimpsall (Marshgate) to and across the canal. It then passes under the railway line where it turns sharply east and flows under Frenchgate near the old Greyfriars Road baths past St George's church and rejoins the canal near Low Fishergate. There is no indication of a source.

Every river has a source !!!!

This is much better than S-O on the last post .

All we need now is the reason why Cheswold was synonymous with something in Doncaster

Didn't the cheswold feed a pond at the bottom of bennetthorpe which is now the racecourse roundabout

Tried to do some research but getting no where .

Night all .

They made a model of car called the Cheswold. That certainly originated from and rolled through Doncaster.

Quote ="Stand-Offish"They made a model of car called the Cheswold. That certainly originated from and rolled through Doncaster.'" Well done Stand-Offish the Cheswold motor car was built between 1911-1915 by E.W. Jackson & Son at Frenchgate Doncaster they also built ambulances on the same site, the car had a four cylinder 2612cc engine which along with the gearbox was also manufactured on site Doncaster Museum have a Cheswold car on display. www.donny.co.uk/Doncaster/galler ... php?id=183 discovery.nationalarchives.gov.u ... 4ec61d5342

Quote ="Stand-Offish"They made a model of car called the Cheswold. That certainly originated from and rolled through Doncaster.'" Well done Stand-Offish the Cheswold motor car was built between 1911-1915 by E.W. Jackson & Son at Frenchgate Doncaster they also built ambulances on the same site, the car had a four cylinder 2612cc engine which along with the gearbox was also manufactured on site Doncaster Museum have a Cheswold car on display. www.donny.co.uk/Doncaster/galler ... php?id=183 discovery.nationalarchives.gov.u ... 4ec61d5342

Quote ="GeoffRoebuck"Well done Stand-Offish the Cheswold motor car was built between 1911-1915 by E.W. Jackson & Son at Frenchgate Doncaster they also built ambulances on the same site, the car had a four cylinder 2612cc engine which along with the gearbox was also manufactured on site Doncaster Museum have a Cheswold car on display. www.donny.co.uk/Doncaster/galler ... php?id=183 discovery.nationalarchives.gov.u ... 4ec61d5342'" He knew that because he test drove one.

Quote ="GeoffRoebuck"Well done Stand-Offish the Cheswold motor car was built between 1911-1915 by E.W. Jackson & Son at Frenchgate Doncaster they also built ambulances on the same site, the car had a four cylinder 2612cc engine which along with the gearbox was also manufactured on site Doncaster Museum have a Cheswold car on display. www.donny.co.uk/Doncaster/galler ... php?id=183 discovery.nationalarchives.gov.u ... 4ec61d5342'" He knew that because he test drove one.

Were you the guy with the red flag walking in front?

Yes, it was to warn other road users of major whinger approaching and exceeding his 40 mins attention time

Well this is certainly filling in the time until next season starts.

I see what you did there, keeping it rugby related. Nice one

I think we could be called Doncaster Hull White Star next season if you know the story of Hull White Star you will know what I mean.

Tony Smith is out of work and he quite likes blue and gold ... well primrose really.