by Graham | Mar 27, 2019 | London Area Tracks
Birkbeck Ave, Perivale, Greenford, London, Middlesex Another of the greyhound tracks that failed to gain a foot hold was the one in Greenford, North London. It was a track that was laid within a trotting circuit, and featured for the first time on the 31st of October...
by Graham | Mar 27, 2019 | Middle England - South East Midlands Tracks
Tilbury Football Club Ground (Chadfields) 13 Spindles, Tilbury, Essex RM18 8NP Limited information is available regarding Tilbury’s first Greyhound Racing venue, although it is quite clear this venue in question was operational during the late 1930’s. The...
by Graham | Mar 26, 2019 | Middle England - South West Midlands Tracks
Denham, Buckinghamshire It is known that the village of Denham in Buckinghamshire once hosted Greyhound Racing. It was during May 1928 that events took place around an oval circuit, with the lure controlled by a hand winch. Little else is known on how it operated, or...
by Graham | Mar 26, 2019 | Middle England - South East Midlands Tracks
Rothwell Town Football Club, Cecil Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 6E Another ex-amateur football ground located in Northamptonshire that has hosted Greyhound Racing, was The Cecil Street Ground, the home of the now defunct Rothwell Town Football Club. The...
by Graham | Mar 26, 2019 | Middle England - South East Midlands Tracks
Long Daisy Meadown, Thaxted, Essex CM6 Thaxted is a small town in the county of Essex roughly fifteen miles north of Chelmsford. The venue was known as Long Daisy Meadow, and it is known that it staged its first meeting on August 16th 1930. The first of the nine-race...
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