Newcastle’s St James’ Park stadium deemed to be ‘at risk’ amid fears over ‘unusual and historic’ stand
NEWCASTLE’S St James’ Park stadium has been deemed to be “at risk” amid fears over an “unusual and historic” stand.
The Magpies have been playing at their 52,000-seater home for the last 133 years.
But it’s understood the club are eyeing up leaving St James’ for a new 65,000-seater arena worth £3billion.
There remains the option that Newcastle instead redevelop their current home instead as they look to boost their income levels.
And now, part of St James’ Park has made its way onto a list of buildings deemed to be “at risk.”
The East Stand was listed by The 20th Century Society as a vulnerable piece of architecture which could eventually be the subject of “neglect, dereliction or demolition.”
The famous rise is described as a “finely-detailed stand” featuring “brutalist credentials.”
And it was also deemed a “striking urban set-piece” of architecture from the past two centuries.
The 20th Century Society decided to include the East Stand on its list due to question marks over the future of St James’ Park.
Campaign director Oli Marshall told the BBC: “This is an exciting new era for Newcastle and the club have to look to the future.
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“But we included the East Stand on this year’s Risk List to highlight what an unusual and historic brutalist structure this is.
“If the plan is to stay put, we hope it will be retained and made a feature of.”
Should Newcastle end up leaving St James’ Park, it’s reckoned they will move into nearby Leazes Park.
It will apparently boast a “parkland-style approach” similar to Wembley Way.
While the new stadium could also have a stylish “bubble-wrap” design like Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena.