▁of ▁Architecture ▁at ▁Reg ent ▁Street ▁Poly techn ic . ▁The ▁grand stand ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁grade ▁ 2 ▁listed ▁building , ▁but ▁is ▁un used ▁due ▁to ▁it ▁not ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁meet ▁health ▁and ▁safety ▁criteria . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁the ▁sports ▁ground ▁was ▁extended ▁for ▁the ▁stad ium ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁by ▁ 7 . 5 ▁acres . ▁The ▁grand stand ▁had ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 6 5 8 ▁spect ators ▁and ▁contained ▁a ▁restaurant ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁floor . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁the ▁stad ium ▁suffered ▁bomb ▁damage ▁with ▁all ▁the ▁windows ▁blow n ▁out ▁and ▁the ▁running ▁track ▁dam aged . ▁Be hind ▁the ▁stand ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁mini ature ▁railway . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁the ▁Poly techn ic ▁Mar athon ▁finished ▁at ▁the ▁stad ium . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁mar athon ▁a ▁world ▁record ▁was ▁set ▁at ▁the ▁stad ium ▁by ▁Leonard ▁Ed elen . ▁ ▁Prim arily ▁a ▁track ▁and ▁field ▁athlet ics ▁ven ue , ▁it ▁hosted ▁the ▁field ▁hockey ▁pre lim in aries ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁home ▁stad ium ▁of ▁rugby ▁league ▁team ▁Ful ham ▁R L FC ▁( now ▁the ▁London ▁Bron cos ) ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Poly techn ic ▁Stadium ▁Video