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Museum
Represents a museum
WC
Yes
EventsForChildren
No
Place
The town or city
Falkirk
HearingLoop
No
IsIncludedThisYear
No
DisabledAccess
Yes
OpeningTime1
9am-4.30pm
ArchitectName
Wilson & Wilson, Falkirk
OpeningDate1
17/9/2016
OpeningDate2
18/9/2016
OpeningTime2
9am-4.30pm
IsNewThisYear
Yes
ID
Google Panorama ID
13896
Refreshments
Yes
Street
The street address
Grangemouth Stadium, Kersiebank Avenue
AddressLine2
Grangemouth
Postcode
FK3 0EI
Parking
Yes
DisabledWC
No
LimitedAccess
No
NotAccessible
No
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Grangemouth Stadium
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
falkirk
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
2004
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Museum
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
current,56.00554,-3.707427;
Description
An account of the resource
<p>The large athletics stadium at Grangemouth was officially opened on 9th July 1966 and its inclusion in Doors Open Days is part of the 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary celebrations. The venue rapidly became a national centre for events and in 1967 the Scottish Paraplegic Games were held there.</p><p>The stadium was designed by the architects Wilson & Wilson, and constructed by Chisholm & Co. A major innovation was the use of a rub-cor all-weather running track.</p><p>In 1997 a £1.2 million investment saw a 60m indoor synthetic running track constructed to the east of the stand. For the first time athletes could train in all weathers. In 2004 it was extended, doubling its size to over 2100 square metres to create one of the best sports facilities in Scotland - home for the National Indoor Athletics Academy.</p><p>The 2014 Commonwealth Games athletics track at Hampden Park was lifted and moved to Grangemouth Stadium as part of the Games legacy programme.</p>
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1966