EAW002758 ENGLAND (1946). Belle Vue Zoological Gardens and Belle Vue Speedway Stadium (Hyde Road), Belle Vue, 1946
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Details
| Title | [EAW002758] Belle Vue Zoological Gardens and Belle Vue Speedway Stadium (Hyde Road), Belle Vue, 1946 |
| Reference | EAW002758 |
| Date | 11-September-1946 |
| Link | |
| Place name | BELLE VUE |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 387398, 396299 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -2.189835573377, 53.463031073445 |
| National Grid Reference | SJ874963 |
Pins
 Belle Vue Street |
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Thursday 14th of November 2013 10:44:10 AM |
| Scenic railway |
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Thursday 14th of November 2013 10:26:59 AM |
| Roller coaster. Known as The Bobs, as the ride cost one shilling (a bob) - otherwise 5p. |
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Thursday 14th of November 2013 10:26:39 AM |
| The animal exhibits were in this general area, in a thin line leading from the main entrance to about halfway down the miniature railway. |
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Thursday 14th of November 2013 10:18:29 AM |
| Smaller lake and the setting for grand fireworks displays each year. |
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Thursday 14th of November 2013 10:00:15 AM |
| The Ballroom block, destroyed by fire 17th January 1958 was replaced by the New Elizabethan Complex, with ballroom and disco running alongside each other. |
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| Kings Hall - Kings is here plural in honour of George V and Edward VII. The hall was built in 1910 and enlarged in 1928. This hall is iconic- temporary home to the Halle Orchestra following the WW2 bombing of the Free Trade Hall, home of many pop concerts (Jimmy Hendrix, the Who, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple); Bingo and brass band contests- the last use of the hall was 14th Feb 82 when the last band to play was Glossop Schools Brass Band. |
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| Kirkmanshulme Lane |
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| Hyde Road |
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| Greyhound Racecourse
(Shared with speedway when the speedway track was sold and developed much later on) |
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| The Great Lake. The small island in the middle has a clock tower which was used to time the half hour boat sessions.
It took its water from a branch canal to Stockport. When this was closed and drained in the seventies, the lake lost its water, was drained, filled in, and a ten pin bowling alley erected here. |
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Thursday 14th of November 2013 09:31:05 AM |
| Manchester Central Football Ground with Belle Vue Speedway around the pitch. Manchester Central AFC was soon replaced by Broughton Rangers Rugby League FC (1933). This area was later also used for a number of short lived sports and events (Baseball 1936).
Later when this site became a car sales area the speedway used the greyhound stadium. |
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| Manchester Corporation Baths and Laundry (Gorton). |
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| Gorton Park |
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User Comment Contributions
Belle Vue. For detailed site layout please refer to and contrast with image EPW017762. |
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