EPW021865 ENGLAND (1928). The Stadium (Greyhound Racing), Leicester, 1928

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Title [EPW021865] The Stadium (Greyhound Racing), Leicester, 1928
Reference EPW021865
Date July-1928
Link
Place name LEICESTER
Parish
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 457902, 306559
Longitude / Latitude -1.1439619447672, 52.653316124154
National Grid Reference SK579066

Pins

Devonshire Road

mike
Wednesday 11th of January 2023 10:19:58 PM
In the 80's, I lived in the house that was built here pre war 44 Parker Dv

ColintheFox
Sunday 16th of August 2020 01:28:49 PM
Somerset Avenue

Class31
Tuesday 12th of February 2013 09:12:17 AM
Parker's Drive

Class31
Tuesday 12th of February 2013 09:11:14 AM

Gary
Thursday 17th of January 2013 08:14:19 PM

vaultsman
Saturday 13th of July 2013 09:49:59 AM
BXL Cascelliods under construction

pat lennon
Thursday 17th of January 2013 12:00:05 PM
byfords knitwear factory

pat lennon
Wednesday 16th of January 2013 09:12:10 PM
Nuffield Fitness Centre (previously Green's) now stands on this site

vaultsman
Saturday 13th of July 2013 09:55:30 AM
Abbey Lane Sidings signal box

JCC
Tuesday 8th of January 2013 10:33:04 PM
Great Central Railway crossing Abbey Lane

JCC
Tuesday 8th of January 2013 10:32:21 PM
GCR crossing Blackbird Road

vaultsman
Saturday 13th of July 2013 09:50:59 AM
Frears & Blacks bakery

JCC
Tuesday 8th of January 2013 10:31:41 PM
B&Q now stands on this site

vaultsman
Saturday 13th of July 2013 09:51:58 AM
Blackbird Road

Underwood55
Tuesday 11th of December 2012 11:44:09 PM

User Comment Contributions

Blackbird Road Stadium Leicester. Built in 1928. The first greyhound meeting was held in May 1928 and dirt-track racing was introduced in September of the same year.

MotoFreako64
Tuesday 21st of August 2012 01:20:14 PM
On what is now Parker Drive the beginings of which are leading up to the stadium.

In later years this was also used for Stock Cars and Speedway but is now a housing estate and has been since around the early 90s.

Not Mother Pride Bakery on Abbey Lane (was still there and working in the late 70s) which is now the site of the B and Q depot

Other than that the industry that was to appear on Abbey lane is currently sparse as is any development

Timboishere
Thursday 28th of June 2012 02:33:09 PM