There are many more of the stadium by lightbox on this link (over 50 pics)

lightboxuk.photoshelter.com/gall ... xQKftYPls/

Lets just say i think Saints ground wont just be the best club rugby stadium of either code in the UK, it will be one of the best sports stadiums in the UK period. It might not have the size of some of the bigger soccer grounds but its looking like it will have the style and class that most of them lack.

Its also good to see that the pitch is now going in. You can see were the drains have been laid and how they are now putting the sand over the top of the drains.

The new Saints stadium reminds me of the Emirates stadium were Arsenal play at. Its almost like its kid brother

There are many more of the stadium by lightbox on this link (over 50 pics)

lightboxuk.photoshelter.com/gall ... xQKftYPls/

Lets just say i think Saints ground wont just be the best club rugby stadium of either code in the UK, it will be one of the best sports stadiums in the UK period. It might not have the size of some of the bigger soccer grounds but its looking like it will have the style and class that most of them lack.

Its also good to see that the pitch is now going in. You can see were the drains have been laid and how they are now putting the sand over the top of the drains.

The new Saints stadium reminds me of the Emirates stadium were Arsenal play at. Its almost like its kid brother

Looking at the West, home terrace you can see that the brickies have been hard at work, with the walls now being quite high.
Although not visible on my pics, if you look at the aerial photos, you can see that the concrete floor has been laid on the west stand.
You can also see that while it is quite narrow between Tescos and Saints, its still wide enough to drive cement mixers through the gap.



Close up of the brickwork done on the west stand.
Look how cavernous this stand is, the transit van in the picture could drive down the gap between just one set of columns. Ive also looked at pics of Warrington stadium construction on the www.mywarrington.me.uk website as a comparison, and you can see how much more space there is in the Saints stadium. At Warrington the back of the stand is were the back row of terracing is. Saints on the other hand extends far out from the back of the terrace.

Warrington



St.Helens


Bulldozing the pitch



This pic shows the loading area of Tescos, with Saints west stand to the left. It also shows that only a small part of the Saints stadium is close to Tescos.



There was lots of work ongoing on the Tesco side on what will be the car park



zooming in we can see the ramp to the new footbridge being built. St.Helens central station is also visible in the background



Another shot of the ramp, with the Tesco car park in the foreground. The black box thing is i believe, a "Soakaway" storm water attenuation tank



Here we see one being maneuvered into position





The Tescos in all its glory



Back onto the stadium, and the roofers were also back at work. A big yellow crane was in place moving the roofing panels onto the stadium roof.




The man in the high tower, a job not for those scared of heights.

Looking at the West, home terrace you can see that the brickies have been hard at work, with the walls now being quite high.
Although not visible on my pics, if you look at the aerial photos, you can see that the concrete floor has been laid on the west stand.
You can also see that while it is quite narrow between Tescos and Saints, its still wide enough to drive cement mixers through the gap.



Close up of the brickwork done on the west stand.
Look how cavernous this stand is, the transit van in the picture could drive down the gap between just one set of columns. Ive also looked at pics of Warrington stadium construction on the www.mywarrington.me.uk website as a comparison, and you can see how much more space there is in the Saints stadium. At Warrington the back of the stand is were the back row of terracing is. Saints on the other hand extends far out from the back of the terrace.

Warrington



St.Helens


Bulldozing the pitch



This pic shows the loading area of Tescos, with Saints west stand to the left. It also shows that only a small part of the Saints stadium is close to Tescos.



There was lots of work ongoing on the Tesco side on what will be the car park



zooming in we can see the ramp to the new footbridge being built. St.Helens central station is also visible in the background



Another shot of the ramp, with the Tesco car park in the foreground. The black box thing is i believe, a "Soakaway" storm water attenuation tank



Here we see one being maneuvered into position





The Tescos in all its glory



Back onto the stadium, and the roofers were also back at work. A big yellow crane was in place moving the roofing panels onto the stadium roof.




The man in the high tower, a job not for those scared of heights.