In 1888 Quintin Hogg built a boathouse near
Chiswick Bridge, which is used at the finish of the
university boat race each year. When Hogg died in 1903, an appeal to raise funds for a memorial in his memory took place. The
Quintin and Alice Hogg Memorial was built and a piece of land in Chiswick was purchased. In 1936 plans were drawn up for a sports stadium to be built at the site. The design was undertaken by Joseph Addison, Head of Architecture at
Regent Street Polytechnic. The stadium was home to the
Polytechnic Harriers athletics club, along with several local clubs and schools. It was also used for international and national competitions as soon as it was built. In 1938 the sports ground was extended for the stadium to be built by 7.5 acres. The venue hosted the
Women's Amateur Athletic Association Championships in
1947 and
1948. From 1938 until 1973 the
Polytechnic Marathon finished at the stadium. In the 1963 edition of the marathon a world record was set at the stadium by
Leonard Edelen. Primarily a track and field athletics venue, it hosted the
field hockey preliminaries for the
1948 Summer Olympics. The grandstand is now a
Grade II listed structure, but is unused due to it not being able to meet modern health and safety criteria. It was the home stadium of
rugby league team
Fulham RLFC (now the
London Broncos) between 1985 and 1990. == See also ==