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Arsenal is a London Underground station located in Highbury, London. It is on the Piccadilly line , between Holloway Road and Finsbury Park stations, in Travelcard Zone 2 . [ 6 ] Originally known as Gillespie Road , it was renamed in 1932 after Arsenal Football Club , who at the time played at the nearby Highbury Stadium .
Arsenal Stadium was a football stadium in Highbury, London, which was the home of Arsenal Football Club between 6 September 1913 and 7 May 2006. It was popularly known as " Highbury " from the name of the district in which it was located, and was given the affectionate nickname of "The Home of Football".
View towards Arsenal tube station, Gillespie Road, N5. Gillespie Road is a road in Highbury, North London, that runs east–west along the north side of Arsenal Stadium. Arsenal Underground station was originally named Gillespie Road, before being given its current name in 1932 following pressure from the club and its then manager Herbert ...
Arsenal station is the closest for the northern portion of the stadium accessed via the Ken Friar bridge, with Highbury & Islington station servicing the southern end. [148] While Holloway Road station is the closest to the southern portion, it is entry-only before matches and exit-only afterwards to prevent overcrowding.
The venue was the home of Arsenal for 93 years until 2006, when the club moved to Emirates Stadium. Arsenal moved to Highbury from Woolwich in 1913 and Highbury's first stands were designed by Archibald Leitch. [2] The main East and West stands were rebuilt in the 1930s in the Art Deco style. Their façades remain in the present development. [3]
The river that used to run into where Blackstock Road sits now originated near Newington Green, cutting across Highbury Vale, over where Wilberforce Road, Queen's Drive and Finsbury Park Road now are. On the river in the 18th century was a renowned hostelry known as the Eel Pie House, serving pies with eels that had been fished out of the river.
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Drayton Park is a National Rail station in Highbury, in the London Borough of Islington. It is on the Northern City Line between Highbury & Islington and Finsbury Park stations, 2 miles 56 chains (4.3 km) down the line from Moorgate; it is in Travelcard Zone 2. The station is operated by Great Northern. It is just off the Holloway Road near its ...