NICE GARDENS-HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPURS!

Happy Birthday Tottenham Hotspur. 136 years old, "born" on September 5th 1882 by a bunch of schoolboys, led by Bobby Buckle, a local lad (bottom row second left), all of whom played for the Hotspur Cricket Club. John Ripsher, a Bible reader at the local All Hallows Church (top row second right), became president and treasurer. In April 1884 the club changed it name to Tottenham Hotspur FC, to avoid a postal clash with the original Hotspur club up the road.
 Oldest photo from 1885, The Spurs' Squad.
Today HRH The Earl of Wessex, Patron of the London Gardens Society visited the Tottenham training complex at Hotspur Way, a 77 acre facility opened in 2012 midst the London Greenbelt. It won the LGS Award in 2017 and enters the annual Enfield in Bloom show! Spurs Club Chairman, David Levy, Executive Director, Donna-Maria Cullen and Head of Playing Surfaces and Estates, Darren Baldwin were part of the welcoming party.
There is a unique kitchen garden that provided organic foods for the various club restaurants, there is a Future Environment Centre and Nature Reserve on site too. The original Myddelton Farm buildings have been sensitively converted and there have been various architectural awards for construction, sustainability and "women in construction". The 15 outdoor grass pitches, several artificial pitches and a full size covered area are supplied by renewable energy sources amounting to 10% needs.
https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/the-club/hotspur-way/