Great Houghton Greyhound Track

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Great Houghton Greyhound Track
LocationHigh Street, Great Houghton, South Yorkshire
Coordinates 53°33′10″N1°21′03″W / 53.55278°N 1.35083°W / 53.55278; -1.35083
Opened1935
Closed1954

Great Houghton Greyhound Track was a greyhound racing track located on High Street, Great Houghton, South Yorkshire. [1]

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Origins

Thomas Jeffries Sides, the Mayor of Pontefract and Managing Director of the Pontefract Park Race Company and the Carters Knottingley Brewery Co Ltd allowed the construction of a second greyhound track on land owned by company; the first was in Upton, West Yorkshire. [2] A third track (Pontefract Greyhound Stadium) was also owned by the company which was run by W. J. Wilby following the death of Sides in 1938. [3]

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Greyhound racing

The track was adjacent to the Old Hall Inn and was leased and opened by Mr J Button in 1935. The racing was independent (not affiliated to the sports governing body the National Greyhound Racing Club). [4] [5]

The National Greyhound Racing Club was a former organisation that governed Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom.

Following the death of Mr. Button in February 1941, the company bought the Old Hall Inn and found a new tenant Mr H.O.Butterfield. The site was valued in 1950 at £350, much less than sister track Pontefract. Mr. M.T. Armin took over in 1953, paying £200 for the fixtures and fittings and a lease of £25 per year. [6]

Closure

Due to falling attendances racing stopped in June 1954 and the field was incorporated into the tenancy of the inn. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "OS Plan 1955-1956". old-maps.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "Pontefract Race Company - 3 October 1935". Leeds Mercury. 1935.
  3. ↑ "Pontefract Race Company - 7 July 1938". Leeds Mercury. 1938.
  4. 1 2 Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books. p. 417. ISBN   0-948955-15-5.
  5. ↑ "GREAT HOUGHTON GREYHOUND STADIUM". Greyhound Derby.com.
  6. ↑ "Hotels Licensed Premises - 28 February 1941". Yorkshire Evening Post. 1941.
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