Archery at a Cricket Club

Lord's is not your ordinary London cricket club. Named for Thomas Lord, the cricket player who developed the area in the 19th century, Lord's Cricket Ground is the historic backdrop for this summer's Olympic archery. The Pavilion shown here is listed on the National Heritage List for England.

Originally built in 1889 by architect Thomas Verity and his son, Frank, the Pavilion is essentially a grandstand of brick with ornate pink terracotta facings. The pavilion towers have pyramidal roofs with cupola-like roof lanterns constructed with the wrought and cast iron popular at the time.

The first grandstand was designed by Arthur Allom in 1867. Besides Allom and the Veritys, other Lord's architects throughout the years include:

• Sir Herbert Baker in the 1920s and 1930s, who also designed government buildings in South Africa.
• Kenneth Peacock in the 1950s and 1960s.
• Michael Hopkins and Partners built a more modern grandstand in 1987 and also designed the London 2012 Velodrome in Olympic Park.
• Welsh architect Amanda Levete and partner Jan Kaplicky's firm Future Systems designed the Lord's modern Media Centre in 1999.

Architectureal tours of Lord's Cricket Ground will resume after the summer Olympics.

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^{Sources: The National Heritage List for England; MCC History and Milestones [accessed July 29, 2012]. PHOTO of Lord's Cricket Ground Olympic Archery, July 2012 ©Mark Hillary, CC BY 2.0 on flickr.com}