Visit From Lord’S Cricket Ground

Nick Kenton, who is the head of sale’s at Lord’s Crickets Ground meeting and event space came in to see us this week. Here are 5 key facts about them:

• The J.P. Morgan Media Centre won the Stirling Award for architecture when it was built in 1999. It will re-open in May 2017 following extensive refurbishment.

• Lord’s Cricket Ground houses the world’s oldest sporting museum and includes the Ashes Urn, the most famous symbol in cricket.

• The Victorian Grade II* listed Lord’s Pavilion was built in 1889 as the Clubhouse for Marylebone Cricket Club and includes 4 venue spaces available to hire for events.

• A new stand called the Warner Stand is currently being built and will open for events from June 2017.

• The catering was brought ‘in-house’ in 2005 to give more control over the quality of the food and drink and to provide the highest level of customer service.