Just 1,500 stones are yet to be laid on Everton Way
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General view of the main stand at Everton FC's new stadium, the Hill Dickinson Stadium. Photo by Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)
General view of the main stand at Everton FC's new stadium, the Hill Dickinson Stadium. Photo by Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)
The final bricks on Everton Way are due to be laid next week. A total of 36,000 commemorative stones were bought by Blues looking to seal their place in history at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Around 1,500 now remain to be laid with the walkway, set to be one of the most emotional features of the club’s stunning new home, due to be finished in four-to-five weeks.
Demand for the bricks, many of which pay tribute to Blues past and present, led to the club re-opening the sales window several times as supporters sought their spot in the special feature.
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Those stones have been laid around celebratory tiles marking Blues legends and their achievements and a timeline of the club’s history. Much of the work is now done - though the stone marking Everton’s win over Bayern Munich, heralded as Goodison Park’s greatest night - is yet to be added to its surroundings.
In an update released by the club Kevin O’Brien, the director of Intaglio Creative, the company overseeing the installation of Everton Way, said: “It has gone pretty much to plan. There have been a few hurdles but nothing major. We are pretty much finished as far as laying is concerned.
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“There are about 34,500 in the ground right now. Those last 1,500 will be in before the end of next week. We have then got the timeline to continue and then we are into the old cleaning, sealing and grouting - we are probably going to be done in about four to five weeks.”
Fans will have directions sent to them via email explaining where to find their stone, with 10,000 having already been mapped out.
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The sentiment behind the feature has not been lost on those working to make it a reality, despite the sheer scale of the project.
Mr O’Brien said: “If you look at some of the messages they have deep emotional meaning for a lot of the supporters and they will be coming and looking at them game-after-game, year-after-year, season-after-season.”