Old Loftus Road Stadium

[DeepcutHoop]

Deeps is in his element here

Love researching history stuff like this, especially London. Such an interesting place.

mk37 is right though, it would surely have been protected now, although 4 exhibitions and 20 odd years probably meant it looked pretty knackered by the time they took it down. I'm sure the new White City Estate was state of the art, and looked superb when it was first built

There definitely seemed to be a more pragmatic approach to architecture in the past, I'm definitely a fan of the increased protection that old buildings get these days. THe old GPO building was a prime example, unbelievably impressive building that was just pulled down in 1912 when they moved offices.

[Factamondo]

deeps deeps you are incorrect.....wernt that tw's family home????????????

[CroydonCaptainJack]

There you go, it was the end of the exhibiton buildings from 1908. I wonder what they were being used for then, or whether they were empty?

Edit: Superb document on the Exhibition here. http://www.greatwhitecity.com/images/exhibition.pdf

That is fascinating Deep. 12,000 men working on it at its peak. They seemed to build things quicker then despite not having modern methods of construction.

[Factamondo]

makes you realise the internet aint just for p orn research!!!

[mk37hoops]

It pi sses me off to Deep, a great building like that just pulled down to build a modern sh itty pile of flats or whatever they wanna do and for who????? Gets right on my t its.

The planners need to realise the history they are destroying.

[PeterG]

Those halls were pretty dilapidated when pulled down apparently, I doubt they would be protected now because exactly the same sort of halls from the same exhibition were only finally pulled down from behind shepherds bush station when the area was cleared to build westfield, prior to that they could clearly be seen when driving on the link road between shepherds bush green and the westway

My dad and his friends used the area as an adventure playground in the late 40's, reckons you could go from hall to hall for miles but you had to watch your step or you would dissapear through the rotton flooring

[Factamondo]

whats the odd in 100 years they knock down buck palace or turn it into a drive thru mac d's!

[NW_Hoopz]

whats the odd in 100 years they knock down
buck palace or turn it into a drive thru mac d's!

I vote we bring forward that plan by about 99 years ......... BUT make it a KFC

[WCE]

No map yet, but it looks like the original Wood Lane station was built to serve the exhibition with an enclosed walkway over Wood Lane.

When to travel on the central line from city to bush you can still make out and see the old Wood Lane station.

[WCE]

what fantastic pics and historical local information there...well down deeps.....would that be the old 'ellerslie' school buildings at the bottom of pic on original post then??

It certainly looks like the layout of ellerslie school from what I remember of it.

[West Acton]

When to travel on the central line from city to bush you can still make out and see the old Wood Lane station.

Don't think you can now mate as they redeveloped underground where the train goes and put in a new depot when westfield was built

[lymehoop]

Batman Close was the last of the flats to be built, early 50's, was the site of an old ammonitions dump in the second war

[vanhoop]

Love looking back on things like this.worked on white city fitting fire compartmentation doors in all the loft areas.still graffiti up there from the late 30,s .pictures of men with flat caps and roll ups drawn into the render.

[TRING-RANGER]

When to travel on the central line from city to bush you can still make out and see the old Wood Lane station.

http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/sites/w/wood_lane/index.shtml

some extra good info here ..................

[Factamondo]

anyone got any old pics of when we played entertaining football??