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Circle construction log

Following the stock market flotation of the council-owned telecoms company Kingston Communications in July 1999, Kingston Upon Hull City Council announced a variety of projects to be funded by the resulting windfall. The most exciting venture announced was the proposed development of a £45m sports and leisure complex at The Circle, off Anlaby Road, including a 25,000 seater stadium for use by the city's professional sporting clubs. Outline planning permission was granted in December 2000 and in September 2001, Birse Construction Limited were named as the main contractor. The Council's Development Management Committee approved several planning applications related to the development on 3rd October and by the end of that month, Birse Stadia moved onto the site to begin excavation work.

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30th September 2002
The two tiered West Stand	View from the press gantry	Looking at the North Stand
Looking at the South Stand	Looking left	Looking straight down
Lifting concrete into place	View from the South Stand	The new 'Kempton'
West Stand concourse	Premier Club restaurant	A forthright message
8th October 2002
Naff stairwell panels	West Stand seats & boxes	City's dressing room
Weaving pitch fibres	Erecting East floodlights	Very continental, eh?
17th November 2002
Site overview	The finished carpark	Main Entrance, West Stand
The stairwell towers	Glass frontage	Close-up
18th December 2002
Footpath steps	Footbridge tunnel	Directional sign
An eggchasing etching	Gee mom, one for 'sawker'	Turnstiles for thin people
City's club offices	Sex in concrete and steel	Sign above the entrance

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