25-728: Central Middlesex Hospital is in the centre of the Park Royal business estate, on the border of two London boroughs, Brent and Ealing . It is managed by the London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust . The hospital was established as an infirmary for sick paupers at the Willesden Workhouse in 1903. Extensions were built in 1908, 1911 and 1914. The facility became the Willesden Institution in 1914,
50-643: A Private Finance Initiative contract in 2003. Under this scheme, while the Ambulatory Care and Diagnostic Centre built only a few years earlier was retained, most of the rest of the buildings on the site were demolished and a new Brent Emergency Care and Diagnostic Centre was created. The works, which were designed by HLM Architects and Avanti Architects and carried out by Bouygues at a cost of £60 million, opened in 2006. 51°31′52″N 0°16′09″W / 51.53103°N 0.26914°W / 51.53103; -0.26914 Park Royal Park Royal
75-459: A Park Royal City plan for Old Oak Common , based around the immediate eastern border of North Acton , including light-rail lines to nearby areas. Park Royal has a large ASDA superstore. The Old Oak and Park Royal redevelopment area is envisaged to provide 65,000 new jobs and 25,000 new homes. Park Royal is served by the A40 and A406 roads, and is situated close to a major interchange called
100-707: A Park Royal station on the Central line are not sufficiently high to justify the costs of construction. Ayresome Park Ayresome Park was a football stadium in the Ayresome area of Middlesbrough , North Yorkshire, England. It was the home of Middlesbrough F.C. from its construction in time for the 1903–04 season, until the Riverside Stadium opened in 1995. It was demolished in 1997 and replaced with housing. Middlesbrough had previously played at Linthorpe Road West cricket ground , but election to
125-595: A Staples Superstore and other industrial buildings comprising the southern half of Park Royal. Park Royal Underground station , on the Piccadilly line , is located just off Western Avenue. To the west of Park Royal is Hanger Hill and the North Circular Road ( A406 ). As well as many small industrial firms, Park Royal is the location of some large company buildings, including McVities and Heinz . The old Guinness brewery and sports ground site at
150-529: A match which Boro won 2–1 to secure the Division One title and promotion to the Premier League , two years after being relegated. It was also a fine first season in management for the club's new manager Bryan Robson . John Hendrie , a key player for Boro during the first half of the 1990s, earned the honour of scoring the final competitive goal at Ayresome Park. The very last game at the ground
175-718: Is an area in Northwest London , England , divided between the London Borough of Ealing and the London Borough of Brent . It is the site of the largest business park in London, but despite intensive existing use, the area is, together with adjacent Old Oak Common , intended to become the UK's largest regeneration scheme. This arises from the area's relatively central location and also the strong and improving transport links which will include (at Old Oak Common), HS2 and
200-685: Is promoted commercially by the Park Royal Partnership , which is part of West London Business. On the southern side beyond the arterial Western Avenue ( A40 ), which leads to the Hanger Lane Gyratory System , is the Royale Leisure Park, which contains a cinema (which closed in June 2020), restaurants, arcade and a bowling alley. There is also a B&Q superstore, Renault and Nissan Car Dealerships,
225-622: Is public policy to maintain Park Royal as predominantly a business area. It is designated as an Opportunity Area, and in 2008 the Mayor of London 's office published a draft Planning Framework which aspires to maintain, "growing economic clusters of food/drink, transport/logistics and television/film." The framework does not preclude use of parts of the site for housing. In summer 2011, the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham launched
250-523: The Elizabeth line . The scale of redevelopment has led to the Park Royal and Old Oak area being described as a potential " Canary Wharf of West London ". To the north of Park Royal is Harlesden in the northeast, West Twyford , an outlying area of Ealing , in the northwest, and a Network Rail depot at Stonebridge Park in the far north, which also has London Underground Bakerloo line tracks running through it (and Harlesden station nearby). On
275-534: The Football League meant that an improved stadium was required. Ayresome Park was built at Paradise Field, adjacent to the old Paradise Ground of Middlesbrough Ironopolis , who had played in the Football League in the 1893–94 season. The highest attendance at the ground (53,802) was set on 27 December 1949, when Middlesbrough played their North East rivals Newcastle United . Ayresome Park
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#1732782680996300-469: The Hanger Lane gyratory . There is a proposal to build a Barclays Cycle Superhighway CS10 from Hyde Park to Park Royal, which is under review by Transport for London. London Cycle Network routes 40, 42, 84 and 85 all serve Park Royal. Stations in the area are: As well as HS2 and the Elizabeth line at adjacent Old Oak Common , three possible new transport services have been proposed for
325-444: The society's annual show . After only three years the society sold the site, and returned to a touring format for its shows. With its road, rail and canal links, Park Royal was subsequently developed for industrial use, mainly during the 1930s. For many years it was a centre of engineering, with firms including Park Royal Vehicles , GKN and Landis and Gyr . Queens Park Rangers F.C. played on two grounds in Park Royal. The first
350-708: The Park Royal Hospital in 1921 and the Central Middlesex County Hospital in 1931. The hospital was badly damaged by enemy bombing during the Second World War . After the hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948, major additions included a maternity unit opened in 1966 and Ambulatory Care and Diagnostic Centre for out-patients opened in 1999. Extensive new facilities were procured under
375-535: The area: the West London Orbital , Fastbus and the North and West London Light railway . In 2004, the multinational Diageo company agreed to build extra Central line platforms at Park Royal tube station , as part of its First Central business park, built on the site of the (now demolished) Guinness brewery. This is not being actively pursued; London Underground said that the transport benefits of
400-459: The banks of the River Tees were given the go-ahead in the spring of 1994, and construction work began that autumn, with the new stadium being ready for the 1995–96 season ; when it became the first new stadium to be built by a top division club since Manchester City moved to Maine Road in 1923. The final competitive game at Ayresome Park was played against Luton Town on 30 April 1995 in
425-491: The club, with their attendances and fortunes on the pitch both improving almost immediately. Despite this crisis, a £1.2 million sports centre was opened at the stadium on 3 March 1986 after a six-year delay caused by fire and safety regulations. By the early 1990s, the stadium was showing its age and clearly in need of major work to bring it up to date. The demands of the Taylor Report meant that all stadiums in
450-487: The eastern side, Park Royal is bounded by Acton Lane and Park Royal Road (B4492). The Central Middlesex Hospital is located here. The Grand Union Canal runs through the middle of the Park Royal industrial estate, with pedestrian access via the towpath. The name Park Royal derives from the short-lived showgrounds opened in 1903 by the Royal Agricultural Society as a permanent exhibition site for
475-882: The first ever rugby league test match between Great Britain (playing as the Northern Union) and Australia took place at the Park Royal Ground in front of 2,000 fans. The match ended in a 22-all draw and was played as part of the first ever Kangaroo Tour . The Guinness Sports Club hosted some of the hockey events for the 1948 Summer Olympics . It is the site of the largest business park in London, occupying about 1,200 acres (490 ha). Park Royal business park has over 1,200 businesses, employing an estimated 35,000 workers. Approximately 500 food companies operate at Park Royal, employing more than 14,000 people. Park Royal also has areas of residential housing and amenities serving them. Park Royal Business Park
500-418: The highest two divisions of English football had to be all-seater by the start of the 1994–95 season . The surrounding residential area gave limited scope for expansion to an all-seater capacity of no more than 20,000, and with the club wanting a considerably bigger capacity, by 1993 the decision had been made to relocate the club to a new site in the town's docks area. Plans for a new 30,000-seat stadium on
525-400: The lowest in the tournament, with a low of 15,887 fans at the game for North Korea versus Chile . Middlesbrough famously had to play their first home game of the 1986–87 season at Hartlepool because they were locked out of Ayresome Park by the bailiffs , due to huge debts which almost put the club out of business. However, they were soon back at Ayresome Park after a takeover deal saved
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#1732782680996550-614: The south-western extremity of the district has now been demolished, however the rail sidings are still in use for aggregate freight traffic supplying the Lafarge Tarmac depot. The first building erected adjacent to the new roundabout and bridge link to Western Avenue is occupied by international drinks company Diageo , owner of the Guinness brand and the redevelopment site. The Female Health Company, which manufactures Femidoms , has one of its two manufacturing plants here, too. It
575-629: Was a sell-out testimonial match for long-serving goalkeeper Stephen Pears , who scored the ground's final goal, scoring from the penalty spot in a 3–1 win for Peter Beardsley 's select XI against the Middlesbrough promotion winning side. The select XI's other goals were scored by Beardsley and Bernie Slaven ; Paul Wilkinson scoring the Boro's only goal. Boro received the First Division Championship Trophy following
600-521: Was also one of the venues for the 1966 FIFA World Cup . Three games were played at the ground, involving the Soviet Union , North Korea , Italy and Chile . North Korea famously beat Italy 1–0 at the ground, to knock one of the most powerful footballing nations out of the tournament and in the process, advance the Koreans to the quarter-finals. The attendances at Ayresome Park, however, were among
625-652: Was the Horse Ring, later the site of the Guinness brewery, which had a capacity of 40,000. When the Royal Agricultural Society sold the grounds in 1907, QPR moved to the Park Royal Ground, 400 yards (370 m) south, an almost exact replica of Ayresome Park , with a capacity of 60,000. The club was forced to move out in February 1915 as the ground was taken over by the Army . On 12 December 1908,
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