Watling Street (Dartford): Difference between revisions

Dartford F.C. purchased the five -acre site of Watling Street in 1921 for £1,000.<ref name=BBC>[httphttps://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2008/06/24/nl_watling_feature.shtml Ground of the week: Watling Street] BBC London, 24 June 2006</ref> A seated stand on the western touchline was built for £3,000,<ref name=BBC/> with banking installed around the rest of the pitch.<ref name=UD/> In 1926 the stand burnt down and a 1,000-seat stand was built in its place, with a covered enclosure added on the eastern touchline in 1930. Terracing was installed behind the southern goal in 1947,<ref name=BBC/> and later in front of the western stand.<ref name=UD>Paul Smith & Shirley Smith (2005) ''The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds Second Edition 1888–2005'', Yore Publications, p141, {{ISBN|0954783042}}</ref>