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Encyclopedia > Griffin Park
Griffin Park
Full name Griffin Park Stadium
Nickname
Built 1904
Opened 1904
Capacity 12,763
Home of Brentford F.C.
Pitch size 110 x 73 yards

Griffin Park is a football ground situated on Braemar Road in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow, south west London. Year 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... The following is an incomplete list of football (soccer) stadiums. ... Brentford Football Club are an English football club based in the London suburb of Brentford. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Brentford is a suburb in the London Borough of Hounslow at the confluence of the River Thames and the River Brent in South West London, situated approximately 8 miles (12. ... The London Borough of Hounslow is a London borough in West London, England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...


It has been the home of Brentford Football Club since 1904. It was also the home ground for the London Broncos rugby league club, until their move to The Stoop at the end of the 2005 Super League season. It is situated in a predominantly residential area. Brentford Football Club are an English football club based in the London suburb of Brentford. ... Year 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... The London Broncos, known from 26 September 2005 as Harlequins Rugby League, is a rugby league club representing the greater London area. ... Rugby league is a team sport played by two teams of 17 players, with 13 on the field at any one time and 4 on the bench (reserves). ... The Stoop is the popular name for the home stadium of the London rugby union club Harlequins, which plays in the second level of English rugby union, National Division One. ... The engage Super League logo Super League (Europe) is the only full-time professional rugby league competition operating in the northern hemisphere. ...


It comprises four stands: the Ealing Road end, an uncovered terrace which is closed due to development work (Allocated to away fans), the New Road stand, a single tier seated stand (allocated to home fans), the Brook Road stand, a double tiered stand, comprising terracing at the lower level and seating in the upper section, and, finally, the Braemar Road stand (Main Stand) a seated single tier stand. The ground has hosted 3 international friendlies in recent times.


Trivia

It is known for being the only English league football ground to have a pub on each corner. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... An amusingly named pub (the Old New Inn) at Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswold Hills of South West England A pub in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh, Scotland A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada...


The ground gets its name from the Griffin in the logo of Fuller's Brewery, which at one point owned the land on which the stadium was built. Composite of Pomeranian heraldic charges of griffins. ...


Griffin Park is beneath the flightpath of London Heathrow Airport and the roofs of the stadium are used as Europe's largest outdoor advertising space because of this. The advertising space is currently used by Qatar Airways. London Heathrow Airport (IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL), often referred to as Heathrow, is the busiest airport in the world based on international passenger transfers. ... Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia is capable of being converted from a rectangular rugby football field to an oval for cricket and Australian rules football games A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English) is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of... Europe at its furthest extent, reaching to the Urals. ... Qatar Airways was the launch customer of the new Airbus A340-600HGW, showing the new Qatar Airways Livery Qatar Airways Airbus A330-200 Qatar Airways Airbus A340-600HGW Qatar Airways (Arabic: القطرية) is an airline based in Doha, Qatar. ...


The ground hosted several football games for the 1948 Olympic Games. (Redirected from 1948 Olympic Games) There were two Olympic Games in the year 1948: 1948 Summer Olympics 1948 Winter Olympics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...


Nearest rail stations

Brentford railway station (formerly Brentford Central) is in the London Borough of Hounslow, in west London, and is in Travelcard Zone 4. ... Kew Bridge railway station is in the London Borough of Hounslow, in west London, and is in Travelcard Zone 3. ... South Ealing is a London Underground station in west London. ...

External links

  • Map and aerial photo of Griffin Park from Multimap.com
  • Other map and aerial photo sources - Griffin Park can be seen as a square on the west side of Ealing Road (ie. left side on the map). It may be labelled Brentford FC rather than Griffin Park.
Football League One Venues 2006-2007
Alexandra Stadium | Ashton Gate | Bloomfield Road | Boundary Park
Brunton Park | City Ground | Fitness First Stadium | Galpharm Stadium
Glanford Park | Griffin Park | Huish Park | Keepmoat Stadium
Liberty Stadium | Matchroom Stadium | Millmoor | New Den Stadium
Prenton Park | Priestfield Stadium | Recreation Ground | Sixfields Stadium
Vale Park | Valley Parade | Whaddon Road | Withdean Stadium

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Griffin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2117 words)
The griffin is generally represented with four legs, wings and a beak, with eagle-like talons in place of a lion's forelegs and equine ears jutting from its skull.
Griffin was consecrated to the Sun; and ancient painters represented the chariot of the Sun as drawn by griffins.
In architectural decoration the griffin is usually represented as a four-footed beast with wings and the head of a leopard or tiger with horns, or with the head and beak of an eagle.
Recreation (411 words)
Volunteer Park is a complex of baseball, softball and soccer fields.
Griffin’s City Park, located within a few blocks of the downtown shopping/business area, is a popular place to hold picnics, attend ball games, meet for a quick outdoor lunch or take a pleasant stroll any time of day on the tree-lined walking trail which winds throughout the park.
A hallmark of Griffin and Spalding County is its access to outdoor recreation areas.
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