Croydon Common Athletic Ground

The Nest was subleased from the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, the parties being The Croydon Common Football and Athletic Company Limited and then Crystal Palace Football and Athletic Club, The London Brighton and South Coast Railway Company and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England.

The lease stipulated that the ground could only be used for soccer or athletics or for "the holding of Flower Shows and School treats".

When Croydon Common FC took over The Nest there was a small stand with seats on the northern side of the ground, but this burned down shortly afterwards.

During the time that Crystal Palace played League football at The Nest, it was common for many spectators to purchase a platform ticket at the adjoining Selhurst Station, and watch matches from Platform 1, as this was cheaper than the match admission price and afforded an elevated clear view of all of the ground.

The only confirmed remaining trace of the ground is the front boundary wall along Selhurst Road, opposite the railway station.

There is some conjecture amongst historians regarding whether or not the shell of the grandstand remains (minus its original roof), as a brick building operating as stores for the railway depot exists in the same position (in which the number of rooms within this building matches exactly the number of rooms under the grandstand as described on the football club leases).