 During the summer of 1956 the turnstile block at the Victoria Road side of the ground and the men's toilets situated at the Victoria Road were added.In the summer of 1958 the cover over the far side was erected at a cost of £1,400.The first floodlit match at Victoria Road was Dagenham v Woodford Town in the FA Youth Cup on 26 September 1957 and the first senior match was a friendly against Rainham Town on 19 March 1958.