Lambeth Field

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Lambeth Field
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Vanderbilt-Virginia football game at Lambeth Field, 1919.
Lambeth Field
Owner University of Virginia
Opened1913
Closed1930

Lambeth Field or "The Colonnades" was a college football, baseball, and track stadium for the University of Virginia, named for W. A. Lambeth. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "U.Va. Web Map: Lambeth Field".
  2. "Dr. Lambeth & His Stadium".

Coordinates: 38°02′28″N78°30′11″W / 38.041056°N 78.503143°W / 38.041056; -78.503143