A balcony truss originally from the Main Stand of Roker Park football ground, acting as a divider in the car park of the Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Date:
17 Apr 2010
Location:
Stadium of Light, Millenium Way, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland
Reference:
PLA01/05/0049
Type:
Photograph (Digital)
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Description

Roker Park was the home of Sunderland Football Club from 1898 until 1997, when the club moved to the newly-built Stadium of Light. The balconies of the Main Stand at Roker Park were designed by Archibald Leitch in around 1929.

Content

This is part of the Series: PLA01/05 Played in Tyne and Wear; within the Collection: PLA01 Played in Britain Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Inglis, Simon

Architect: Leitch, Archibald Keir

Keywords

Truss, Engineering, Sport