Denbigh Stadium
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 The view of the pitch towards the South Stand |
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| Full name | Denbigh Stadium (or stadiummk) |
| Built | 2007 |
| Opened | 13 July 2007 (proposed) |
| Capacity | 32,000 all seated (proposed), 22,000 initially |
| Home of | Milton Keynes Dons F.C. |
| Pitch size | awaiting details |
Denbigh Stadium is a multi-use stadium in the Denbigh district of Milton Keynes, England. Designed by HOK SVE, it is currently under construction by civil engineering company Buckingham Group Contracting. It will be used mostly for football matches and will be the home ground of Milton Keynes Dons F.C. upon its completion in mid 2007. It is due to open on 13 July 2007: the precise details of the opening are yet to be announced, though there are plans to use the stadium and its opening as a centrepoint for the 40th Birthday celebrations of Milton Keynes which will take place in 2007.
The initial configuration of the stadium will use only the lower tier to hold 22,000, but using the upper tier there is provision to increase the capacity to 32,000 "12 to 18 months" later.[1] The design complies with UEFA's Four Star Stadium specifications and includes a Desso GrassMaster playing surface. Currently, the name "Denbigh Stadium" is a planning name only. Recent publicity has used the names Stadium:MK, Stadium-MK or (most recently) stadiummk.
The complex will include a hotel and a multi-use venue that will be the home of the Marshall Milton Keynes Lions professional basketball team.
[edit] Location
The ground (map) is in south central Milton Keynes, next to the A421 spur junction with the A5, not far from Bletchley railway station.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official club website showing progress on the build. Most recent pictures are at the top. The coverage by the independent MKDonsRus website (next) is substantially more comprehensive.
- www.mkdonsrus.com. An independent website providing a regularly updated photo-diary of the build.
- www.buckinghamgroup.net. Website of Buckingham Group Contracting. Has CAD images[1] of the stadium as it will be when completed. (Note: these two links currently redirect to BGC's old website which is marked as 'under construction'.)
- Aerial shot of the site in 1999
- Aerial shot of the site in 2005
- (The dual carriageway across the north of the pictures is the A5 and its junction with the A421 is shown. Watling Street (former A5) runs diagonally across the picture from lower right and the West Coast Main Line railway runs up the left hand side. Bletchley railway station is just out of shot to the lower left (SW).
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- Satellite image from WikiMapia or Google Local
- Street map from Multimap or GlobalGuide
- Aerial image from TerraServer
(as of March 2007, "satellite" mapping is still showing this as a greenfield site).
