The Oval (Wirral)
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The Oval is a Municipal athletics stadium in Bebington
, Merseyside
.
The venue has played host to Tranmere Rovers F.C.
reserve and ladies teams.
The ground has an eight-lane running track which was originally paid for by Lever Brothers
in the 1920s but has since undergone an upgrade.
It was featured in the film Chariots of Fire
and represented the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
.
In November 2008 it was the scene of a suicide when a 30-year old woman set fire to herself.
Bebington
Bebington is a small town and electoral ward within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside, England. It lies south of Liverpool and west southwest of Manchester, along the River Mersey on the eastern side of the Wirral Peninsula...
, Merseyside
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
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The venue has played host to Tranmere Rovers F.C.
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...
reserve and ladies teams.
The ground has an eight-lane running track which was originally paid for by Lever Brothers
Lever Brothers
Lever Brothers was a British manufacturer founded in 1885 by William Hesketh Lever and his brother, James Darcy Lever . The brothers had invested in and promoted a new soap making process invented by chemist William Hough Watson, it was a huge success...
in the 1920s but has since undergone an upgrade.
It was featured in the film Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire is a 1981 British film. It tells the fact-based story of two athletes in the 1924 Olympics: Eric Liddell, a devout Scottish Christian who runs for the glory of God, and Harold Abrahams, an English Jew who runs to overcome prejudice....
and represented the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
The Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir - stadium in Colombes, near Paris, France . Named in memory of French rugby player Yves du Manoir in 1928. Was the main stadium for the 1924 Summer Olympics and had a capacity of 45,000 at the time...
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In November 2008 it was the scene of a suicide when a 30-year old woman set fire to herself.