by Graham | May 6, 2019 | Yorkshire & The Humber Tracks
The West Yorkshire town of Knottingley is located fifteen miles south west of Leeds, just east of the A1 and M62 motorway interchange. Greyhound Racing is known to have taken place in the town during the 1940’s, beginning during the latter end of 1940, with gatherings...
by Graham | May 6, 2019 | Yorkshire & The Humber Tracks
Lidgett Green Rugby Stadium, Dracup Avenue, Bradford BD7 2RJ The Lidgett Green stadium as it was known, was constructed in 1919, and became the home of the Bradford Rugby Union Club. The venue’s claim to fame was during 1954, when it became host to a fixture between...
by Graham | May 6, 2019 | Yorkshire & The Humber Tracks
Station Rd, Tollerton, York YO61 1RD Tollerton is a small village in North Yorkshire, located roughly ten miles north of York, just off the A19. Tollerton Greyhound Track was more recognised as a schooling track but took the opportunity to promote a series of meetings...
by Graham | May 6, 2019 | Yorkshire & The Humber Tracks
The Greenfield Hotel, Upton, South Yorkshire WF9 1NP The village of Upton is small ex mining community situated in South Yorkshire, approximately six miles southeast of Pontefract. Greyhound Racing is known to have taken place during the latter years of the 1930’s on...
by Graham | May 6, 2019 | Yorkshire & The Humber Tracks
Harrogate Agricultural Show Ground, Knaresborough Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire HG2 It is known that a temporary greyhound track was laid in the vicinity of Harrogate in West Yorkshire. The spa town of Harrogate lies roughly fifteen miles north of Leeds city centre, with...
by Graham | May 4, 2019 | Other Memorabilia, Yorkshire & The Humber Tracks
Leeming Bar, Northallerton, DL7 It is known that a temporary greyhound track was laid in the vicinity of Leeming Bar in North Yorkshire. The village of Leeming Bar lies twelve miles north of Ripon east of the A1, with a cutting from a Greyhound Owner newspaper...
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