Stadium development
Main Stand reconstruction
In the early 1990s, the roof of the Bill Struth Main Stand was removed and an upper tier, the Club Deck, was built above the original 1928 stand. Its red-brick façade stayed in place. These photographs follow the works from cranes and steelwork to the finished stand.
These photographs are shown with the site owner’s permission. Their exact dates are not recorded, so each is marked “Date unknown”.
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Cranes over the Main Stand
Tower cranes and steelwork rising above the red-brick Main Stand during the Club Deck works.
Supplied by the site owner · Used with permission.
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New roof steelwork from inside
The new roof trusses taking shape above the existing seating, seen from the terraces.
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Steel frame beside the brickwork
Red scaffolding and yellow crane steel alongside the corner of Leitch’s brick façade.
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The façade under scaffolding
A crane and scaffolding against the Main Stand exterior, with the roof structure visible above.
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Roof truss lifted across the stand
Seen from the pitch, a long roof truss sits above the Main Stand between two cranes.
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Seats beneath the new structure
Blue seating below the new upper structure, with work continuing at the far end.
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Aerial view of the works
An aerial view of cranes and the new upper tier on the Main Stand. The text overlay is part of the supplied image.
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The Main Stand today, from above
A modern aerial view of the completed Main Stand with its upper tier and roof, for comparison with the construction photographs.
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Lower seating during the works
Another view of the Main Stand seating beneath the new structure, with work continuing at the far end.
Supplied by the site owner · Used with permission.