Basic Site Details
| Name: | West Ham Stadium |
| Town, district or village: | West Ham |
| City or county: | London |
| Country: | England |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Used for speedway, greyhound racing and football. Site now occupied by housing. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Custom House Stadium | Alternative name | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 28 July 1928 | Opened | ||
| 1972 | Demolition | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Archibald ('Archie') Leitch | A | 1928 | |||
| Archibald Kent Leitch (or Archie Leitch (junior)) | A | 1928 | |||
| Archibald Leitch & Partners | A | 1928 | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Dane, Louis, Sir - businessman and former Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab | Headed the consortium which financed the building of the stadium |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Inglis, Simon | 2005 | Engineering Archie: Archibald Leitch - football ground designer | London: English Heritage | pp178-9 | |