Houghton le Spring, Greyhound Stadium

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8899

Horse, Greyhound

Houghton le Spring, Greyhound Stadium

54.837785, -1.462162

Houghton le Spring

Opened:

1938

Closed:

1970

Redeveloped

Condition:

Home Teams/Clubs:

Last Updated:

24 Jun 2022

https://sitelines.newcastle.gov.uk/SMR/8899

HER Description

Originally a horse racing site, later greyhounds. The last horse race was in 1938. The site was built over with council houses known locally as the Racecourse Estate.

'Sketches of The Coal Mines in Northumberland and Durham' T.H.Hair, published in 1844

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