The phased demolition of the Riverside Stand reached its final stages on Friday afternoon.

Fulham were granted planning permission for the redevelopment of the Riverside Stand in March - but so far little else has happened with the development. Its team started work at the site in April 2020, following the demolition of Fulham FC’s existing Riverside Stand. “I understand today’s announcement was many years in the making, but the right thing for all parties was to be deliberate, collaborative and thorough. Fulham Football Club has confirmed Buckingham Group will start demolition and the rebuild of its Riverside Stand this summer.

The final piece of the roof was removed at 14:40 this afternoon, quickly followed by the last pieces of the shell of the stand, demolished at 15:00.

To create the necessary support works for the new stand, Sheet Piling UK both supplied and installed a range of its Emirates Steel sheet pile sections, consisting of EZ24-700 and EZ26-700 pairs of sheet piles, of lengths of between 10-13 metres. Fulham FC Chairman Shahid Khan said: “I am delighted to now be able to formally announce that our work on the Riverside Stand development will begin in earnest this summer. Riverside Stand Demolition Friday 15 November 2019 18:00 Have a browse through a selection of images on the day when the phased demolition of the Riverside Stand neared completion. The specialist has created three sides of a permanent stand basement structure from steel sheet piles, utilizing the completed and realigned Thames Wall as the fourth. Hammersmith & Fulham council granted full planning permission for a new 8,650 capacity stand, which would see the overall capacity of Craven Cottage increase to 29,600.

Its team started work at the site in April 2020, following the demolition of Fulham FC’s existing Riverside Stand. Fulham are hoping to start work on the Riverside Stand redevelopment by the end of May - regardless of which division they are in.

Riverside Stand Work Update Wednesday 7 August 2019 11:47 Fulham Football Club looks forward to welcoming supporters back to Craven Cottage this season and ahead of our Sky Bet Championship clash with Blackburn this Saturday, we can provide an update on the Riverside Stand works taking place.