Brentford announced on Friday that they have started preliminary work on their Lionel Road ground.

This phase of the project is primarily focused on getting the Lionel Road South site ready for the start of the build of the stadium venue itself later this year.

The current work includes the demolition of the former stable block on site and will take several weeks as Buckingham Group, the stadium construction sub-contractor employed by Willmott Residential, are aiming to salvage as many bricks as possible for later use in the complex.

Cliff Crown, Brentford FC Chairman said: “It’s been a long time coming but I am delighted that we have now started work at Lionel Road South.

“Once the site has been fully cleared we can get on with the serious work of building a new and exciting home for Brentford FC.

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank the London Borough of Hounslow and all our development partners who have helped to get us to this point.”

GetWestLondon went for a walk down Lionel Road South to look at the site, which you can see in the above video.

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