[9] Despite already being in use for the two years the Pilot Field was officially opened on 8 November 1922, with a game between a Hastings representatives and Queens Park Rangers.

The old speedway track was eventually concreted over to allow spectators to get closer to the playing area and for the erection of the dugouts in front of the main stand.

[12] A new squash complex constructed in the opposite corner to the main turnstiles was opened in 1980, but was later sold off to recuperate some of the debt owed by Hastings United.

There are more plastic seats located to the left of this block covering the front rows, which were relocated from the Firs after St Leonards folded in 2004.

The age of the main stand has led to ever increasing maintenance costs for the club and is a major factor in their effort to find a new stadium.

On the opposite side to the main stand is a grass bank, which at one point was open to spectators but was fenced off for health and safety.

To the east of the bank, is the Hastings United Sports and Social Club, purchased in 2016, this building contains a gym, a bar and a viewing deck.

In 1948 the Hastings Saxons moved to the venue after Eastbourne Eagles were forced out of their stadium at Arlington due to a petrol ban, however the club left in 1949 following complaints about the noise from local residents.

The ground is located 1.1 miles away from Ore railway station, which is situated on the Marshlink line between Hastings and Ashford International.