The current capacity of the ground is 5,000,[4] of which 1,300 is seated and 2,500 covered.[2]
Hayes Lane in 2018, view from "Cricket Club Side"
History
Bromley moved to Hayes Lane in 1938 from their previous ground, also on the same road.[5] It initially featured a 2,500-seat stand on one side of the pitch, with the remainder of the pitch surrounded by banking.[5] The ground was opened by Stanley Rous on 3 September 1938, with Walthamstow Avenue winning 6–1.[6] The record attendance at the ground of 10,798 was set on 24 September 1948 for a friendly game between Bromley and a Nigeria XI.[5] Floodlights were installed in 1960, and were formally switched on for a game between Japan and an Isthmian League XI on 27 September.[5]
The banking was later replaced by concrete terracing, with both ends of the pitch later covered.[6] The original stand burned down in October 1992,[6] and was replaced by a much smaller 320-seat stand, which was opened the following year.[5] Seats obtained from the London Aquatics Centre were installed behind one goal to meet ground grading regulations after promotion to the National League.[6]
In April 2017, the club announced that work would begin on construction of a 1,450-seat stand at the south end of the ground, and that the playing surface would be converted from grass to 3G.[7] The stand was officially opened on 20 July 2019 and named in honour of former club chairman Glyn Beverly.[8]
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