St Vincent Street Stand and Club Offices
The main entrance to Seaview Stadium is from its St Vincent Street side and is made up of two distinct structures, the club offices and a covered (partly uncovered) stand which was converted from a terrace to a seated stand in July 2011 and was officially opened on the day of the visit of Fulham F.C. in a Europa League tie.
The partially covered stand runs halfway along the side of the ground from the Shore Road/St Vincent Street corner and in June 2011 was converted from a terrace to an all seated stand for 1,100 spectators. The stand can be accessed from two new turnstiles on the Shore Road or from entrances on St Vincent Street, located at either side of the office block.
The two tier club offices were opened in 1970 after a fire destroyed the club's previous office location two years earlier. The main entrance to the ground floor is on St Vincent Street and leads directly into the club members bar, which has a big screen TV and fruit machines. The remainder of the ground floor is used for the club offices and board room and was formerly where the dressing rooms were located.
The first floor is largely made up of the main club function room, which has two bars, a dance-floor and big screen TV and also serves a small selection of meals on matchdays.
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