Lord's Cricket Ground Submits Application For Major Renovation
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), which owns the ground, has submitted an application to Westminster City Council to demolish and replace the Allen stand and completely redevelop the Tavern stand.
Design renders show the ground transformed with a new corrugated roof for the Tavern Stand, with new tiers will be added to the stands. One of the ground’s big screens will be moved to create space for a top‑floor bar.
A layer of seats will be added to the Tavern Stand while the Allen Stand, built in 1935 and the oldest at Lord’s, will be rebuilt with a new bridge linking it to the Grade‑II listed Pavilion.
The bridge will be moved up a floor meaning it will no longer lead to the players and match officials area. The redevelopment includes as 1,107 seats at the site, increasing the stadium’s total capacity to 32,287.
It is reported the work would cost around £60million and is hoped to be ready in time for the 2027 Ashes.
The proposals mark the latest stage of the 200‑year‑old grounds’ transformation following the redevelopment of the Compton and Edtich Stands, which were opened in 2019, and from Lord's becoming the first UK Men’s Test Ground to install LED floodlights.
Images Credit: Westminster City Council.
