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This shows a map of Twickenham from 1912. The red highlighted area outlines the stadium grounds today. Even though the stoops construction did not commence until 1997 the ground has been the home of Harlequins rugby since 1963. Just north of the site you can see the outline of an early Twickenham Stadium started in 1907.
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This map was dated around 1940. Again you can see where I have outlined the stadium's site 20 years before actual purchase. You can see that to days site overlaps with what use to be a sewage works which no longer exists as far as I am aware.
This final map is from 2008. It shows a clear outline of the stadium's site beside the river bank. It now sits adjacent with Richmond Upon Thames College and is still accessible by the Chertsey road visible in the 1940's map. Another prominent feature in both diagrams is the train station which has become one of the key routes of transportation to the ground to day.
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