The London Encyclopaedia, 1983, by Weinreb and Hibbert. The Encyclopaedia describes how the creation of the Tower Division, aka Tower Hamlets, made East London a distinct military unit We did a Lego morning and they all designed their own future Dulwich Hamlet stadium – it was great fun. I was looking forward to a London derby and cup tie, but pretty concerned about the prospect of crowd trouble.

West Ham's Grant stays calm after 5–0 loss to Newcastle". BBC Sport. 5 January 2011 . Retrieved 14 January 2011. Official Olympic Stadium bid". West Ham United F.C. 30 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2 October 2010 . Retrieved 2 October 2010. Hammers qualify for UEFA Europa League". West Ham United F.C. 21 May 2016. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016 . Retrieved 22 May 2016.Travelled on the Underground Central Line to Stratford. Then it was only a short walk to the stadium. Parked at the nearby Westfield Stratford Shopping Centre as this was known to me, having parked there before. Plenty of room and not too much delay leaving the car park afterwards. Inside, the stadium is bright and ‘airy’. Certainly, the 14 large triangular towers fitted into the front of the mostly translucent roof (which is the largest cantilevered roof in the World), certainly create this feeling and are a unique feature in themselves. The stadium is totally enclosed with all sides being essentially two-tiered, although the West Side gives the illusion of having three tiers, as a large corporate area has been installed at the front of the upper tier of what is now called the Betway Stand.

We went to the Westfield Shopping Centre for some food at Pizza Express and all of the West Ham fans we spoke to were well mannered and a delight to talk to.

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The 2014 award was presented to Sir Trevor Brooking, a record five-time winner of the Hammer of the Year award. Brooking received the award before the 2014–15 season curtain-raiser against Tottenham Hotspur on 16 August 2014. [234] Brooking had already had the Centenary Stand at the Boleyn ground named after him in 2009. This is where the first of my issues with this day started. There is absolutely nothing near the stadium, unless you want to attempt to mingle with the home fans in either the shopping centre casino bar or wander aimlessly around Stratford. Finding a pub in the area we could get into proved impossible. We were advised by my West Ham supporting friend that the "Away Pub" was the Wetherspoons in Liverpool Street so we headed there. Straightforward enough, get the Central Line from Stratford and it's 3 or 4 stops. Drinks were London Wetherspoons prices but it