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Born in Glasgow , Leitch's early work was on designing Factories in his home city. He moved into stadium design when he was commissioned to build Ibrox Park , the new home ground of Rangers , in 1899 . Leitch's stadiums were initially considered functional rather than aesthetically elegant, and were clearly influenced by his early work on industrial buildings. Typically, his stands had two tiers, with criss-crossed steel Balustrade s at the front of the upper tier, and were covered by a series of pitched Roof s, built so that their ends faced onto the playing field; the central roof span would be distinctly larger, and would incorporate a distinctive Pediment . His first project in England was the design and building of the John Street Stand at Bramall Lane , which provided 3,000 seats and terracing for 6,000 and was dominated a large mock-Tudor press box. , home of Fulham Football Club .]] Even after the collapsed, Leitch was still in demand. Over the next four decades he became Britain's foremost football architect, and he was commissioned to design part or all of over 20 major stadiums, including:
Many of his works have since been demolished for redevelopment (especially in wake of the Taylor Report and the move to all-seater stadiums), most notably the Trinity Road Stand at Villa Park, considered one of his best works, which was demolished in 2000 . The main stand and pavilion at Craven Cottage, and the Facade of the Main Stand at Ibrox (although the stand itself has been remodelled) still survive to this day; both are now Listed Building s. FURTHER READING EXTERNAL LINKS
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