Basic Site Details

Name: Arsenal football stadium
Town, district or village: Highbury
City or county: London
Country: England
Parish:  
Status:  
Grid ref:
Notes: Cost: £125,000.

Now converted to flats.

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Football ground  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1Avenell RoadYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 21913   
Item 2 of 2After 1927Before 1935 West stand

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 5Archibald ('Archie') Leitch  1913  
Item 2 of 5Claude Waterlow Ferrier BAfter 1927Before 1935West stand
Item 3 of 5Ferrier & Binnie BAfter 1927Before 1935West stand
Item 4 of 5William Bryce Binnie (Major) BAfter 1927Before 1935West stand
Item 5 of 5Robert McDowall Symonds B1935 As chief assistant to Binnie - west stand?

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 2Arsenal Football Club 
Item 2 of 2Norris, Henry - for Arsenal Football Club 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Inglis, Simon2005Engineering Archie: Archibald Leitch - football ground designer London: English Heritagepp128-9

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1RIBA Journal9 November 1935v43London: Royal Institute of British ArchitectsObituary of Claude Waterlow Ferrier, p37

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination PapersL no 6699 (Box 155)Symonds' nomination paper