▁after ▁these ▁enc ro ach ments ▁including ▁for ▁w iden ing ▁Dur bar ▁Hall ▁Road ▁and ▁creating ▁Park ing ▁space ▁for ▁R ama ▁var ma ▁Club . ▁The ▁ground ▁also ▁lost ▁its ▁a est h etic ism ▁due ▁to ▁renov ation ▁by ▁demol ishing ▁old ▁band ▁house ▁and ▁new ▁un ▁a est h etic ▁construction ▁including ▁creating ▁par king ▁space ▁inside ▁the ▁ground . ▁▁ ▁Old ▁tim ers ▁still ▁remember ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁football ▁matches ▁played ▁at ▁this ▁ven ue ▁like ▁the ▁ones ▁between ▁the ▁local ▁Town ▁Club ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁army ▁men . ▁For ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁ven ue ▁for ▁cr icket ▁matches ▁too . ▁The ▁small ▁band ▁shed ▁at ▁the ▁North ▁East ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ground ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁pav il ion ▁and ▁the ▁d war f ▁walls ▁around ▁the ▁ground ▁were ▁pack ed ▁with ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁the ▁sides . ▁W iden ing ▁of ▁the ▁road ▁near ▁the ▁R ama ▁Var ma ▁Club ▁reduced ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁ground ▁consider ably , ▁forcing ▁the ▁organis ers ▁to ▁seek ▁a ▁new ▁ven ue ▁for ▁these ▁very ▁popular ▁fi xt ures . ▁This ▁ground ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Sw ant ons ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁for ▁long ▁till ▁the ▁recent ▁renov ation ▁of ▁the ▁place ▁forced ▁them ▁to ▁seek ▁a ▁new ▁home . ▁ ▁For ▁a ▁long ▁while ▁this ▁ground ▁remained ▁neglect ed ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁dump ▁yard ▁of ▁sorts . ▁The ▁ground , ▁now ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Re venue ▁Department , ▁was ▁spr u ced ▁up