Potters Bar house with 1966 World Cup final turf on sale

The Baker Street home can be yours for around £1,250,000. But, that may be a small price to pay for any England fan, as the garden is home to a piece of turf where the goal line was as England beat West Germany 4-2 to win their only World Cup.

The turf is even more special though, as it’s where the ball bounced for Geoff Hurst’s second goal, one of the most controversial in the tournament’s illustrious history.

Controversy has forever surrounded Geoff Hurst second goal in the 1966 final. Credit: PA Images (Image: PA Images)

The grass arrived in Potters Bar thanks to TV director Bob Gardam, who owned the home and had a kickabout at Wembley with colleagues in 1969.

He was told by groundsman George Stanton that the pitch was due to be relayed for the first time since England’s historic win, so he drove his car through the Wembley tunnel onto the pitch, loaded his car with the turf and took it home.

Here, he laid it in his garden in the shape of a ‘V’ for victory, but he sold the house in 1982 to the to a father with a young family.

He passed away two years ago and now his son is selling the house.

Bob Gardam died aged 81 in 2013, but his grandson Steve Walter says he knew the significance of the turf and wanted to preserve it.

Bobby Moore with the Jules Rimet Trophy. Credit: PA Images (Image: PA Images)

“Grandad was not actually a massive football fan. He loved sport and more than anything I think he did it for a bit of a giggle,” he said.

“But he absolutely knew the significance of it and wanted to preserve it for generations.”