 Clearance of the site started at the end of 1913 but was then delayed until March 1914 after the finance had been agreed.During the two months before the exhibition was due to open in May, an average of 2,000 workers per week employed by the Westminster Construction Company Ltd were on site.The site, which was also known as Ashton Fields or Rownham Fields as well as Ashton Meadows, covered  and was served by two railway stations Clifton Bridge railway station and Ashton Gate railway station which was renamed Exhibition Station for the duration of the event.