West Ham fans, don't despair! A club isn't defined by its stadium

The Boleyn Ground, commonly known as Upton Park, has been home to West Ham United since 1904. It stands on Green Street, a road in London that bisects the parishes of East and West Ham. With its slightly tacky fortress-inspired design, it has become a symbol of East London’s resilience against the tide of gentrification and development.

Until this summer, that is. West Ham will today play their final match at the Boleyn Ground, because the stadium is due to be bulldozed in order to make way for a trendy block of flats. Developers are busy drawing up plans for the property, which they purchased in February 2014. Their original designs – which were rejected due to a lack of affordable social housing – looked like something out of J.G. Ballard’s imagination. Fifteen storey towers topped with grass (a small concession to the area’s footballing heritage) and a vast zigzagging courtyard for residents to stroll around without actually having to venture into the East End.