EAW045352 ENGLAND (1952). The Bentley Engineering Co Ltd Hosiery Machine Engineering Works on Parker Drive, Leicester, 1952. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.
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| Title | [EAW045352] The Bentley Engineering Co Ltd Hosiery Machine Engineering Works on Parker Drive, Leicester, 1952. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing. |
| Reference | EAW045352 |
| Date | 22-July-1952 |
| Link | |
| Place name | LEICESTER |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 458099, 306589 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -1.1410445160637, 52.653564743919 |
| National Grid Reference | SK581066 |
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 I lived here early 80's
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ColintheFox |
Monday 17th of August 2020 03:02:52 PM |
| I lived here early 80's
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ColintheFox |
Monday 17th of August 2020 02:59:35 PM |
Billy Turner |
Thursday 2nd of April 2020 05:54:14 PM | |
 Leicester Stadium, also known as Blackbird Road Stadium (despite sitting proudly on Parker Drive and not Blackbird Road!) was home to speedway, stock car racing and greyhound racing. Providing a capacity of 9,000 the stadium was built in 1929 and played host to the Hunters then the Lions. The threat of closure loomed over the stadium through the late '70s and early '80s. The stadium closed to speedway for the last time at the end of the 1983 season following the match against Belle Vue on 25th October (Lions lost 40-38 with Neil Collins top scoring on 10). The 'powers that be' decided that a few more houses for the city were more important than the sporting amenity that was Leicester Stadium. |
Billy Turner |
Sunday 19th of March 2017 09:24:05 PM |
