Memorial Grounds

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Memorial Grounds was a late-19th-century multi-sport stadium in Canning Town, London, best known as the original home of the football club that later became West Ham United.

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Memorial Grounds canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf football venue ⓘ
multi-sport stadium ⓘ
sports stadium ⓘ
associatedWith Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company history ⓘ
West Ham United F.C. history ⓘ
builtIn late 19th century ⓘ
capacity approximately 10000 ⓘ
category Defunct football venues in England ⓘ
Sports venues in London ⓘ
West Ham United F.C. related stadium ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
countrySubdivision England ⓘ
demolished early 20th century ⓘ
era Victorian era ⓘ
historicalRegion Essex (at the time of use) ⓘ
linked to: Essex
historicalUse home ground for Thames Ironworks F.C. in Southern League competitions ⓘ
leagueHosted Southern League matches ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom ⓘ
location Canning Town ⓘ
namedAfter workers of Thames Ironworks commemorated by the company ⓘ
notableAs original home ground of the club that became West Ham United F.C. ⓘ
opened 1897 ⓘ
originalHomeOf Thames Ironworks F.C. ⓘ
the football club that later became West Ham United F.C. ⓘ
owner Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company ⓘ
partOf London Borough of Newham ⓘ
region East London ⓘ
replacedBy Boleyn Ground ⓘ
sport athletics ⓘ
cricket ⓘ
cycling ⓘ
football ⓘ
status defunct stadium ⓘ
surface grass ⓘ
tenant Thames Ironworks F.C. ⓘ
West Ham United F.C. (early years, as successor to Thames Ironworks F.C.) ⓘ
timePeriodOfUse late 1890s ⓘ
transportNearby Canning Town area rail and tram links of the period ⓘ
usedFor athletics meetings ⓘ
cricket matches ⓘ
cycling events ⓘ
football matches ⓘ

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Thames Ironworks F.C. → homeGround → Memorial Grounds ⓘ