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moved into the ground in 1999 after the main stand at their old stadium – also known as Park View – burnt down. The club sold their old site in 2001 and financed the development of the far side of the ground, where their headquarters are now maintained. Seats replaced the dilapidated terrace.
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In 1950, the current main stand was built. Crowds continued to rise in the 1960s and so the main stand was enlarged, and covered terracing was increased. By the 1970s however, the club (which was then known as
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Football has been played at Park View Road since the 1920s with a grandstand having been built by the late 1930s. It suffered damage from passing German bombers en route to
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In 1977, Welling United (that had been playing in nearby Eltham) secured a 15-year lease of the ground. It had been left to rot and a fire had damaged the main stand.
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The ground takes its name from a section of the A207 road in
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Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Bexley
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who have been ground sharing since the 1999 season.
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