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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".
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]
[19] [27] This included a redevelopment project at Drayton Park, converting the existing ground Highbury to flats and building a new waste station in Lough Road. [19] As part of the scheme, Arsenal intended to create 1,800 new jobs for the community and 2,300 new homes.
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 .
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Flats: 1951–1954: 22 December 1998 ... Caledonian Park Clock Tower.
Satellite map of North London showing locations of Arsenal's old Highbury Stadium (red) and Tottenham's old White Hart Lane ground (white) The Østfold derby is the meeting of the association football clubs Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, both of which are based in North London, England.
It extends north from Highbury Corner almost as far as Highbury Barn. As well as parkland, Highbury Fields contains recreational facilities including tennis courts and Highbury Pool, [2] which reopened after refurbishment in January 2007. The park is a popular thoroughfare for people walking to the nearby Emirates Stadium.
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 ...