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Lord's Cricket Ground, commonly known as Lord's, is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London.Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), the ICC Europe and, until August 2005, the International Cricket Council (ICC).
The Lord's Pavilion is a cricket pavilion at Lord's Cricket Ground in London, England. Designed by Thomas Verity [ 1 ] and built in 1889–1890, the pavilion has achieved Grade II* listed heritage designation. [ 2 ]
The Grace Gates were officially opened by Sir Stanley Jackson at a ceremony in 1923. They are located close to the west end of the Tavern Stand, and are the main entrance to Lord's for MCC members, who often queue outside the gates hours before Lord's opens on the day of a Test match to get a good seat in the Lord's Pavilion.
Gate admission, including parking, is $5 daily and free on the last day of the fair, which runs July 9-14. The fairgrounds is located at 110 N. Westgate Ave. in Jacksonville.
The new ground was ready for use in 1809 and so Lord had two grounds at his disposal for the 1809 and 1810 seasons. The North Bank ground was sub-let to St John's Wood Cricket Club which eventually merged with MCC. [16] Lord officially took over his second ground on 8 May 1811 by re-laying there his turf from the Old Ground.
Further Information: Lord's Tube Station. In 1868, the original Tube network extended from St John’s Wood to Swiss Cottage stopping at St John’s Wood and Marlborough Road. St John’s Wood station was right next to Lord’s Cricket Ground and during matches, it even had its own ticket office at the ground.
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The Lord's slope. The Lord's slope is a geographical gradient at Lord's Cricket Ground in London, England. The slope is in the cricket pitch and runs from the north end of the ground to the south end with a drop of 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in). [1]