Located to the south of Dorchester on Weymouth Avenue (where the club have been based since their inception), the ground was opened in 1990, having cost £3,000,000 to build.[2] The stadium was designed and is owned by the Duchy of Cornwall. As such the Duke of Cornwall paid two official visits to the ground, plus a number of unofficial ones prior to the inaugural match on 18 August 1990. The whole ground was built by McIntyre Construction at a cost of around £3 million, of which £110,000 was spent on the playing surface. 32,000 tons of chalk were laid to ensure the good drainage of a pitch that was prepared fully 18 months before completion of the stadium. The chalk lies 1 metre deep at one end, and 3 metres deep at the other, to ensure a level surface.
The stadium consists of one all-seated main stand, built to reflect the architecture of traditional English stadia, and three small banks of terracing, surrounding the pitch. The record league attendance at the stadium is 4,129, set on 1 January 1999 during a league match against local rivals Weymouth.
AFC Bournemouth played some matches at the ground at the start of the 2001–02 season whilst Dean Court was undergoing rebuilding, as did Yeovil Town when Huish Park was being redeveloped.
avenue, stadium, football, stadium, dorchester, england, home, dorchester, town, avenuelocationdorchester, englandcoordinates50, 7006667, 4455556, 7006667, 4455556ownerdorchester, towncapacity5, seated, record, attendance4, 129field, size118, yards, 108m, surf. The Avenue Stadium is a football stadium in Dorchester England and is home of Dorchester Town F C The Avenue StadiumThe AvenueLocationDorchester EnglandCoordinates50 42 02 40 N 2 26 44 00 W 50 7006667 N 2 4455556 W 50 7006667 2 4455556OwnerDorchester TownCapacity5 009 710 seated 1 Record attendance4 129Field size118 x 78 yards 108m x 71m SurfaceGrassConstructionBuilt1990Opened1990Construction cost 3 000 000Main contractorsMcIntyre ConstructionTenantsDorchester TownDorchester SportsJurassic Coast RaptorsHistory editLocated to the south of Dorchester on Weymouth Avenue where the club have been based since their inception the ground was opened in 1990 having cost 3 000 000 to build 2 The stadium was designed and is owned by the Duchy of Cornwall As such the Duke of Cornwall paid two official visits to the ground plus a number of unofficial ones prior to the inaugural match on 18 August 1990 The whole ground was built by McIntyre Construction at a cost of around 3 million of which 110 000 was spent on the playing surface 32 000 tons of chalk were laid to ensure the good drainage of a pitch that was prepared fully 18 months before completion of the stadium The chalk lies 1 metre deep at one end and 3 metres deep at the other to ensure a level surface The stadium consists of one all seated main stand built to reflect the architecture of traditional English stadia and three small banks of terracing surrounding the pitch The record league attendance at the stadium is 4 129 set on 1 January 1999 during a league match against local rivals Weymouth AFC Bournemouth played some matches at the ground at the start of the 2001 02 season whilst Dean Court was undergoing rebuilding as did Yeovil Town when Huish Park was being redeveloped References edit Pyramid Passion Feature Dorset Echo Souvenir Supplement 29 March 2005 50 42 02 40 N 2 26 44 00 W 50 7006667 N 2 4455556 W 50 7006667 2 4455556 nbsp This article about an English sports venue is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Avenue Stadium amp oldid 1149375632, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
