Stadiums · London
Lea Bridge Stadium
Lea Bridge Stadium — former multi-purpose stadium in London.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Lea Bridge · 0.1 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Lea Bridge Stadium is a stadium in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "former multi-purpose stadium in London". Coordinates: 51.5666°, -0.0381°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Lea Bridge Stadium was a football and speedway stadium on Lea Bridge Road in the Leyton area of London. It was the home ground of Clapton Orient between 1930 and 1937.
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Background
History
Speedway was introduced in the summer of 1928 by Motor Speedways following the construction of a purpose-built facility on a ten-acre plot of land. The 33ft wide track was built with a football field on the inside; at the time the stadium could accommodate 40,000 spectators. There was parking for cars and one of the four stadium entrances was directly opposite the Lea Bridge railway station. The first speedway fixture was held on 14 July 1928. The stadium started hosting football matches in 1930 when Clapton Orient moved to the site, having been forced to leave their Millfields Road ground due to financial problems. At the time that Orient moved to the ground, spectator facilities included…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5666, -0.0381
- District
- Waltham Forest
- Parish
- Waltham Forest, unparished area
- Postcode
- E10 7QN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Walthamstow
- Nearest railway station
- Lea Bridge — 0.1 km
- Official site
- www.visitleevalley.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q16632818 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lea Bridge Stadium (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Lea Bridge Stadium (Waltham Forest Heritage).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lea Bridge Stadium?
- Lea Bridge Stadium is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.5666°, -0.0381°. The nearest railway station is Lea Bridge, around 0.1 km away.
- Is Lea Bridge Stadium wheelchair accessible?
- Yes — Lea Bridge Stadium is tagged in OpenStreetMap as wheelchair-accessible.