Lambeth Field, Historic college stadium at University of Virginia, United States
Lambeth Field, also called "The Colonnades", was the University of Virginia's stadium for football, baseball and track, named for W. A. Lambeth. Its classical colonnades gave the venue its nickname and framed the seating of the roughly 21-acre grounds.
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 stadium is named for W. A. Lambeth, the University of Virginia physician and athletics figure, and its colonnade gave the ground the nickname "The Colonnades". Football, baseball and track events drew students to the same stands, making it the shared setting for campus sport until 1930.
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.
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