Twickenham Rugby Ground
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Twickenham – Twickenham Rugby Ground
1907 - The Rugby Football Union buys 8.9 acres of land which become known as Billy Williams Cabbage Patch from its former agricultural use.
1909 - Stands A and B are built and the South Terrace is started at Twickenham Rugby ground .
1913 - The Rugby Football Union acquires an additional 1.6 acres of land for Twickenham Rugby ground
1924 - The first omnibus service starts to Twickenham Rugby ground, and the RFU buys 7 more acres of land.
1931 - A new West stand is completed at Twickenham Rugby ground increasing spectator capacity to 74,000, and an additional 6 acres of land are purchased.
1954 - The Jehovah's Witnesses' first convention at Twickenham Rugby ground takes place.
1981 - A new South Stand is built at Twickenham Rugby ground.
1990 - A new North Stand opens at Twickenham Rugby ground.
1993 - A new East Stand is built at Twickenham Rugby ground.
1995 - New West Stand opens at Twickenham rugby ground increasing capacity to 75,000.
2003 - Permission granted for 3 concerts a year at Twickenham Rugby ground and the Rolling Stones play the first concert.
2006 - A new South stand opens at Twickenham Rugby stadium, increasing capacity to 82,000.
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External links
Rugby Ground Twickenham Museum
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