The aircraft factory was demolished in 1990 which alongside storage units were converted into a residential area keeping the sports ground.

Since 2001 the ground has been maintained by the YMCA St Paul's Group under a lease by the Borough.

[1] The first recorded match on the ground was in 1944, when Leyland Athletic played London Counties.

[2] The ground hosted its first first-class match in 1946, when Surrey played Hampshire.

These first matches were organised to help raise money to repair the damage done to The Oval in the Second World War.