A group of Preston North End supporters gathered on Tuesday to watch as a steel frame crossbar was lifted into place on the Lowthorpe Road site.

The new stand, to be named after PNE's famous 1880s Invincibles side, will bring the capacity of Deepdale up to around 24,000.

A PNE spokesman said: "It's been a long time coming. We have had levelled for a while, now it's good to see things taking shape and you can start seeing what it's going to look like."

When the new Invincibles Pavilion is opened next summer, it will complete a 12-year redevelopment of the historic stadium which started in August 1996 with the official opening of the Finney Stand.

Watch a slideshow as Deepdale's fourth stand begins to take shape.

The Bill Shankly Kop followed in June 1998 and the Alan Kelly Town End was finished in November 2001.

When completed, the £6m-plus development will seat around 4,500 fans and include 21 executive boxes, two hospitality lounges, a players' bar and a new ground control box for police.

For the full story, see our picture special in Wednesday's Lancashire Evening Post.