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The ground has undergone major redevelopment over the last ten years, work is currently continuing on the bottom part of the ground at the famous "nine ole" end. |
The ground has undergone major redevelopment over the last ten years, work is currently continuing on the bottom part of the ground at the famous "nine ole" end. |
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==History== |
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The 1893 – 94 season saw the erection of a huge open grandstand purchased by Batley's football committee following its use at the [[Yorkshire Agricultural Show]] at nearby Dewsbury. Once erected it covered the whole side of one length of the Mount Pleasant playing area. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 21:35, 17 January 2011
 A view down the hill from behind the rugby posts. | |
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| Full name | Mount Pleasant |
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| Location | Batley, West Yorkshire |
| Coordinates | 53°42′26″N 1°37′54″W / 53.70722°N 1.63167°W |
| Capacity | 7,500 |
| Record attendance | 23,989 (vs. Leeds, March 14 1925[1]) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | No |
| Opened | 1895 |
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| Batley Bulldogs | |
Mount Pleasant is a rugby league stadium in Batley, West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of Batley RLFC.
Renowned for its famous slope, Mount Pleasant is situated at the top of the hill that overlooks the town of Batley. The end of the ground at the top of the hill is surrounded by three grandstand's. Behind the rugby posts is a relatively new terraced stand, which houses the players changing rooms and also executive boxes.
At the opposite end at hill is an open terraced stand, as you go back up the pitch down one of the sides, the terrace is closed off due to safety reasons. The bottom corner of the pitch sees quite a large dip, which the home side use to their advantage.
In the diagonally opposite corner is the players entrance, which is situated between the new terraced stand, and a small all seater stand that runs down half of one side of the pitch.
The ground has undergone major redevelopment over the last ten years, work is currently continuing on the bottom part of the ground at the famous "nine ole" end.
History
The 1893 – 94 season saw the erection of a huge open grandstand purchased by Batley's football committee following its use at the Yorkshire Agricultural Show at nearby Dewsbury. Once erected it covered the whole side of one length of the Mount Pleasant playing area.
References
- ^ "Batley Bulldogs History". Batley Bulldogs. Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2010-02-18.