Lambeth Field

Lambeth Field was an athletic facility at the University of Virginia featuring classical colonnades and covering about 21 acres of the campus grounds. The venue hosted football, baseball, and track competitions in a stadium designed to seat around 8000 spectators.

The field opened in 1913 and served as the primary sports venue for the University of Virginia for about two decades. It closed in 1930 when the university built new athletic facilities in a different location.

The field was the center of sports life at the university for many years and shaped how students experienced athletic competition during the early 1900s.

The site was once accessible from the campus grounds through multiple entrances with seating available in open stands and under the shaded colonnades. Today visitors can explore the historic location and examine the architectural details, though the sports action moved elsewhere long ago.

The field played a role in testing new safety rules for college football, including changing the game from two halves to four quarters. These experimental rule changes gradually became standard across American college football.

Location: Virginia

Inception: 1913

Official opening: 1913

GPS coordinates: 38.04106,-78.50314

Latest update: December 12, 2025 16:41