Filbert Street demolition pictures

[Ryanlcfc3]

Seeing Filbert Street torn down in 2003 felt like losing a part of the club’s soul. It was home from 1891–2002, a place packed with history and emotion. Though the bricks went, the chants, goals and memories live on in every Leicester fan who stood there.

[Nolucklcfc]

It’s difficult when you leave the first home. West Ham fans have never and probably won’t ever fully recover from it. 

[Fox92]

5 minutes ago, Nolucklcfc said:

It’s difficult when you leave the first home. West Ham fans have never and probably won’t ever fully recover from it. 

I wouldn't recover from it if I were a West Ham fan. Their new place is horrible, not even a football ground.

[Nolucklcfc]

42 minutes ago, Fox92 said:

I wouldn't recover from it if I were a West Ham fan. Their new place is horrible, not even a football ground.

Horrible ain’t it 

[Fox92]

5 minutes ago, Nolucklcfc said:

Horrible ain’t it 

Yeah, awful. Worse away day for me now which is a shame as I loved Upton Park.

 

But back to the general point. It's sad to pass places where grounds once stood. I like Arsenal's idea of leaving Highbury intact but making them into flats. 

Edited 3 September 2025 by Fox92

[Chelmofox]

47 minutes ago, Fox92 said:

I wouldn't recover from it if I were a West Ham fan. Their new place is horrible, not even a football ground.

Literally one of the worst places i have ever been to watch sport.

[Guest Bilo]

3 minutes ago, Chelmofox said:

Literally one of the worst places i have ever been to watch sport.

Even the walk up to it feels sterile. Gone are the terraced houses, characterful pubs and pie & mash shops. Instead you walk through a Westfield surrounded by soulless chain restaurants. Dire.

[Gamble92]

13 minutes ago, Bilo said:

Even the walk up to it feels sterile. Gone are the terraced houses, characterful pubs and pie & mash shops. Instead you walk through a Westfield surrounded by soulless chain restaurants. Dire.

Well depends which way you walk

[lcfc278]

22 years later and most of where the ground stood is still an eyesore to this day, mounds of earth and overgrown grass.

 

Does anyone know what's planned for this land (if anything) or who owns it?

[Lionator]

Everton have done well with their change but I think they’ve taken the aesthetic thing seriously eg stands close, iconic location. 

[Lionator]

Just now, lcfc278 said:

22 years later and most of where the ground stood is still an eyesore to this day, mounds of earth and overgrown grass.

 

Does anyone know what's planned for this land (if anything) or who owns it?

Ideally a community hub should be built which can be opened up on match days for beers for adults and activities for the kids rather than outdoors, while offering activities for schools and people in the local community on non match days. But that would be far too simple. 

[lcfc278]

Just now, Lionator said:

Ideally a community hub should be built which can be opened up on match days for beers for adults and activities for the kids rather than outdoors, while offering activities for schools and people in the local community on non match days. But that would be far too simple. 

Do the club own that land?

 

Have a feeling now we have the make-shift fan zone opposite the fanstore that they wouldn't consider this now.

[Footballwipe]

Really was a shame that the Carling Stand was torn down after being up for just eight/nine years tbh

[fazzyfox]

Looks like after Millwall have visited

[RoboFox]

The club will always be ****ing idiotic for not retaining anything from Filbert Street. 

 

The historic 1920s Members' Stand turnstyles should absolutely have been kept and repurposed somehow - even if it formed part of the grounds around the KP. 

 

Pretty sure someone from the developers of the Filbo flats came on here years ago asking if anyone had any information as to its location as they wanted to incorporate it into the redeveloped site. 

 

Instead it was just lost. Bonkers the club don't seem know what happened to it. 

 

 

Edited 3 September 2025 by RoboFox

[SemperEadem]

5 minutes ago, RoboFox said:

The club will always be ****ing idiotic for not retaining anything from Filbert Street. 

 

The historic 1920s Members' Stand turnstyles should absolutely have been kept and repurposed somehow - even if it formed part of the grounds around the KP. 

 

Pretty sure someone from the developers of the Filbo flats came on here years ago asking if anyone had any information as to its location as they wanted to incorporate it into the redeveloped site. 

 

Instead it was just lost. Bonkers the club don't know what happened to it. 

 

 

Yeah it's scandalous parts were not kept or moved over.

[Ryanlcfc3]

Here are few others of old ground being demolished.

[kenny]

58 minutes ago, RoboFox said:

The club will always be ****ing idiotic for not retaining anything from Filbert Street. 

 

The historic 1920s Members' Stand turnstyles should absolutely have been kept and repurposed somehow - even if it formed part of the grounds around the KP. 

 

Pretty sure someone from the developers of the Filbo flats came on here years ago asking if anyone had any information as to its location as they wanted to incorporate it into the redeveloped site. 

 

Instead it was just lost. Bonkers the club don't seem know what happened to it. 

 

 

 

The owners of the site have the old entrance in storage, its part of the planning application.

 

[RoboFox]

12 minutes ago, kenny said:

 

The owners of the site have the old entrance in storage, its part of the planning application.

 

Are you sure they actually managed to find it? 

 

They were genuinely making posts on here asking on here for information on its whereabouts a few years ago. 

 

If so, **** the flat development IMO, the club should be doing everything to get their hands on it to incorporate it into the KP expansion plans - if it happens.

 

It's an important piece of our heritage and the club could be doing more acknowledgement of our history before 2010. 

 

Edited 3 September 2025 by RoboFox

[SemperEadem]

3 minutes ago, kenny said:

 

The owners of the site have the old entrance in storage, its part of the planning application.

 

 

I just don't believe that.

[Fox92]

1 hour ago, RoboFox said:

The club will always be ****ing idiotic for not retaining anything from Filbert Street. 

 

The historic 1920s Members' Stand turnstyles should absolutely have been kept and repurposed somehow - even if it formed part of the grounds around the KP. 

 

Pretty sure someone from the developers of the Filbo flats came on here years ago asking if anyone had any information as to its location as they wanted to incorporate it into the redeveloped site. 

 

Instead it was just lost. Bonkers the club don't seem know what happened to it. 

 

 

Could have just sat it in front of the new ground, similar to what Middlesbrough did. 

[kenny]

2 minutes ago, SemperEadem said:

 

I just don't believe that.

Its on the planning application.

 

If they don't own it then they will need to submit a minor amendment. I suspect that would be waived through as long as they re-created the look on the drawings.

[RoboFox]

Just now, kenny said:

Its on the planning application.

 

If they don't own it then they will need to submit a minor amendment. I suspect that would be waived through as long as they re-created the look on the drawings.

In which case it'll be a replica. 

 

They said on here they would try to recreate it if the original couldn't be found, which I assume it couldn't. 

[Raj]

Its a disgrace how that area has been left with literally nothing about the old ground.

Its a sh1thole around there.

[kenny]

10 minutes ago, RoboFox said:

In which case it'll be a replica. 

 

They said on here they would try to recreate it if the original couldn't be found, which I assume it couldn't. 

The newer application does confirm it will be a copy. I think the original one said they were re-siting the original.