Thurnscoe Greyhound Racing Track
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| Location | Chapel Lane, Thurnscoe East, borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire |
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| Coordinates | 53°32′46″N 1°17′38″W / 53.54611°N 1.29389°W |
| Opened | unknown |
| Closed | unknown |
Thurnscoe Greyhound Racing Track was a football and a greyhound racing and whippet track located in Thurnscoe East, part of the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire.[1][2]
Origins[edit]
The football ground was constructed believed to be sometime during the 1920s and by the outbreak of the World War II was being used for whippet racing and greyhound racing.[3]
Greyhound racing[edit]
When the racing started the track was known as Fairplay Racing Track. The racing was independent (not affiliated to the sports governing body the National Greyhound Racing Club).[4] The first meeting was held during April 1936 with the first promoter being master butcher Benjamin Lovatt of Highgate Villas.[5]
The track was 336 yards in circumference and could accommodate 4,000 patrons and was known locally as the Spike Greyhound Stadium.[3]
Closure[edit]
The racing ended sometime around 1950. The venue was later known as the Thurnscoe Sporting Club.[2][4]
References[edit]
- ^ "OS Plan 1962". old-maps.co.uk.
- ^ a b "Thurnscoe Greyhound Stadium". Greyhound Derby.com.
- ^ a b "SPIKE GREYHOUND STADIUM SUMMARY". Greyhound Racing Times.
- ^ a b Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
- ^ "Betting and Lotteries Act 1934, Monday 17 February". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 1936.