For whatsoever die-hard Gooner alongside half-a-million pound to spare , what’s amend than buying a holding at the old Arsenal Stadium inward Highbury , North London? The football game stadium in addition to quondam dwelling family dry reason of the Arsenal Football Club was originally built inward 1913 on the site of a local college's recreation dry reason earlier it grew into the "Home of Football" , every bit it was affectionately nicknamed. Over the decades , the stadium was redeveloped in addition to expanded to conform the increasing publish of Arsenal fans until it reached a bottleneck at the plough of the century. By hence the stadium had solely 38 ,000 seats , far also modest to render for every Arsenal fan. Further expansion of the stadium was out of enquiry because it was surrounded on all sides past times a residential area.
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On vii May 2006 , Arsenal played their in conclusion game at the stadium. It was a FA Premier League jibe against Wigan Athletic , in addition to the in conclusion game of the season. The squad needed to amend the effect of neighbours Tottenham Hotspur to secure qualification for the Champions League. Having been 2–1 behind , a lid fox past times captain in addition to all-time leading finish scorer Thierry Henry secured qualification , alongside Henry kneeling downward to kiss the turf on scoring what proved to last the in conclusion finish seen at the stadium. After that , the monastic enjoin packed their bags in addition to moved out in addition to into the newly built threescore ,000-capacity Emirates Stadium nearby.
After the stadium shut inward 2006 , Arsenal auctioned off many parts of the stadium , including pieces of the pitch , the goalposts in addition to quondam director George Graham's desk. The stadium was redeveloped in addition to converted into 650 flats inward a projection known every bit "Highbury Square”. The North Bank in addition to Clock End stands were demolished. The exteriors of the listed Art Deco East Stand in addition to the matching West Stand were preserved in addition to incorporated into the novel developments , piece the balance of the stands' structures were removed. The pitch became a communal garden , in addition to the players tunnel was turned into a hallway leading to it.
Apartments at Highbury Square are nevertheless available for sale starting at half-a-million pounds to roughly a meg , at the fourth dimension of this writing.
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The novel Emirates Stadium (top one-half of the image) , in addition to the old Arsenal Stadium (bottom one-half of the image). Photo credit: www.thefootballstadiums.com
The Arsenal Stadium earlier it was turned into Highbury Square. Photo credit: Arsenalpics.com
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