Princes Park (Dartford)
Princes Park stadium during a match between Dartford and Burgess Hill Town, January 2007
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| Location | Dartford, Kent, England |
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| Owner | Dartford Borough Council |
| Operator | Dartford F.C. |
| Capacity | 4,100 (642 seated) |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Broke ground | 2005 |
| Opened | 17 November 2006 |
| Construction cost | £7 million |
| Architect | Alexander Sedgley |
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Dartford F.C. Thamesmead Town Greenwich Borough (2013–2016) |
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Princes Park is a football stadium in Dartford, Kent, England. It is the home of Dartford F.C.. Thamesmead Town F.C. have been sharing the ground with the Darts since 2017. The stadium's postcode is DA1 1RT, the closest possible representation of the word "Dart". DA1 1FC was unobtainable, as the letter C is not allocated for use at the end of British postcodes. The stadium is owned by Dartford Borough Council.
Construction work began on 14 November 2005. Designed by Alexander Sedgley architects, the stadium has a capacity of 4,100 (642 seated), and has been described as one of the most ecologically sound ever built. The pitch level is sunk two meters below the external ground level to reduce noise and light pollution. It is estimated to have cost around £7 million. The stadium was opened on 11 November 2006 when Dartford FC, who had been without a home ground in the borough since 1992, beat Horsham YMCA 4-2 in an Isthmian League Division One South league fixture, in front of a capacity 4,097 crowd.
The stadium roof has a sedum roof blanket, a living roof that provides a natural air filtration system. solar panels on the roof serve the community changing areas and public toilets hot water storage cylinders. The roof is supported by treated Glulam timber beams. Water recycling system which serves the toilets within the clubhouse. Rain water is collected in the two large ponds at the north end of the stadium grounds. Underfloor heating on both levels of the clubhouse. Low energy lighting. Increased fabric insulation to give the clubhouse better thermal retention and efficiency. Condensing boilers to provide a more energy efficient system. Also excavated earth was reused for landscaping the external courtyard areas around the stadium.
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