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In 1938 the sports ground was extended for the stadium to be built by 7.5 acres. The grandstand had a capacity of 658 spectators and contained a restaurant on the first floor. In July 1944 the stadium suffered bomb damage with all the windows blown out and the running track damaged. Behind the stand
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was built and a piece of land in Chiswick was purchased. In 1936 plans were drawn up for a sports stadium to be built at the site. The design was undertaken by Joseph Addison, Head of Architecture at
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The grandstand is now a listed grade 2 protected structure, but is unused due to it not being able to meet modern health and safety criteria.
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each year. When Hogg died in 1903, an appeal to raise funds for a memorial in his memory took place. The
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finished at the stadium. In the 1963 edition of the marathon a world record was set at the stadium by
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Primarily a track and field athletics venue, it hosted the
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Chiswick
London
Coordinates
51°28′33″N 0°16′07″W / 51.4759°N 0.2685°W / 51.4759; -0.2685
Fulham RLFC
Chiswick
London
Quintin Hogg
University of Westminster
Chiswick Bridge
university boat race
Quintin and Alice Hogg Memorial
Regent Street Polytechnic
Amateur Athletic Association
Polytechnic Marathon
Leonard Edelen
field hockey
1948 Summer Olympics
rugby league
Fulham RLFC
London Broncos
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