LONDON | Lord's Redevelopment | 38,500 | Proposed

[RMB2007]

Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the organisation that owns Lord's in London, has scrapped a proposed £400 million redevelopment of the 'home of cricket' and has instead given the go-ahead to a scaled-down upgrade of the stadium’s existing stands.

http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/18...-redevelopment

[RMB2007]

MCC has announced a new Masterplan for the development of Lord’s Ground.

The first period of construction work will include:

• The rebuilding of the Warner stand with an addition of 700 new seats, due for completion in 2016;

• The establishment of a new Garden Entrance through the existing car park in Grove End Road, starting in 2014, and completed in 2017, alongside improved and enlarged Museum, Library and Reception facilities; and

• New Tavern and Allen Stands including 2,000 new seats, a new Thomas Lord Building, and extensions to the Pavilion. These works are due to start in 2016, and will be completed in time for the 2019 ICC World Cup. ECB staff will be temporarily relocated to the new Thomas Lord Building.

After a pause to host the ICC World Cup, the second period of construction work will commence at the end of the 2020 season, and will entail:

• A new Food “Street” behind the back of the Compton and Edrich Stands;

• In 2021, a new East Gate building, including a subterranean service entrance, and housing banqueting and retail facilities, due for completion in 2024;

• The removal of the Nursery Pavilion and extension of the Nursery Ground onto the Club’s leasehold land – for use by the 2025 season;

• A new North Gate building to house ECB, starting in 2024 and complete by 2027; and

• Reconstruction of the Compton and Edrich Stands to establish better-quality seating, with potential extra flexible capacity, commencing in 2027.

http://www.lords.org/news/2013/may/m...ds-masterplan/

[BeestonLad]

Pathetic. Just 2,700 additional seats in 6 years. And then in 15!! years time starting on the other stands?

[RMB2007]

Skip forward to about 19 minutes if you just want to hear about the new stands:

[DeFiBkIlLeR]

Lol, new bars, kitchens, corporate facilities, al fresco dining areas....

Remember when it used to be about the sport.