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Kenilworth Road a dying breed

Mat Guy takes a close look at one of the old-style grounds that is likely to soon bid farewell…

CHANGING STADIA

KENILWORTH Road is one of a warren of narrow, terraced streets that weave and intersect with one another, a short walk from the centre of Luton.
Cars parked along them only exacerbate their claustrophobic feel. Those that have mounted the pavements force you closer to the dulled windows that shelter people’s lives from a gloomy March afternoon.
Kenilworth Road, the street, finally gives way to Kenilworth Road, the football stadium – a living relic of a bygone...

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