by Graham | Aug 30, 2019 | Middle England - South East Midlands Tracks
now Chicory Close, Swindon SN2 An advert printed in The Greyhound Owner newspaper dated April 1960, shows that greyhound racing took place on a meadow near Moredon Power Station in Wiltshire. The now demolished Power Station was found roughly two and a half miles...
by Graham | Aug 30, 2019 | Middle England - South West Midlands Tracks
Haydon Wick, Swindon, Wiltshire An advert printed in The Greyhound Owner newspaper dated March 1962, shows that greyhound racing took place near the civil parish of Haydon Wick in Wiltshire. Haydon Wick is situated roughly two miles northwest of Swindon town centre....
by Graham | Aug 29, 2019 | Middle England - South West Midlands Tracks
near Bablock Hythe, Oxford, Oxfordshire Northmoor is a village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire, situated about 6 miles west of Oxford and almost the same distance again southeast of Witney. It was during the summer of 1962 that adverts were printed in The...
by Graham | Aug 28, 2019 | Other Memorabilia, South West England Tracks
Sherford Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL9 The village of Elburton lies five miles southeast of the City of Plymouth in Southwest Devon. An advert printed in The Greyhound Owner dated June 1961 shows that greyhound racing took place at avenue along Sherford Road east of the...
by Graham | Aug 27, 2019 | South West England Tracks
Torquay Stadium, Newton Road, Torquay, Devon TG2 The holiday resort of Torquay continues to attract holidaymakers of all ages throughout the year, with the tourist industry recognising it as The English Riviera on the South Devon Coast. The town can boast that...
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