by Graham | May 31, 2019 | South West England Tracks
The Dorset town of Chickerell is found three miles north west of the resort of Weymouth. It is known that greyhound racing took place at a temporary level during the late 1940’s and early 1950’s. Its exact location or how it operated has yet to be...
by Graham | May 22, 2019 | London Area Tracks
Rubens St, London SE6 It is known that Greyhound Racing took place on a section of recreation land east of the A212 Perry Hill Road and half a mile north of Lower Sydenham Station, a site situated roughly six miles southeast of London city centre. The site became...
by Graham | May 20, 2019 | Middle England - South West Midlands Tracks
Bierton Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 Another temporary greyhound racing venue found in the Buckinghamshire town of Aylesbury was the one found just off Bierton Road. Bierton Road is a short section of the A418 main road, found less than a mile west of...
by Graham | May 17, 2019 | London Area Tracks
When sifting through the list of greyhound racing venues, now and again The Mitcham Stadium pops up to suggest greyhound racing did take place at the venue. My view is that intentions were there to promote greyhound racing, but no evidence shows that meetings were...
by Graham | May 16, 2019 | South East England Tracks
T The Hampshire village of Hamble-on-Rice is situated roughly three miles south east of Southampton city centre. A cutting from a June 1953 edition of The Greyhound Owner suggests that a series of meetings were stages at Hound Corner just off Hamble Lane about a mile...
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