Blackburn Greyhound Stadium
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| Location | Blackburn, Lancashire |
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| Coordinates | 53°45′03″N 2°27′32″W / 53.75083°N 2.45889°W |
| Opened | 1933 |
| Closed | 1984 |
Blackburn Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium in Blackburn, Lancashire.
The stadium was built backing onto the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and was surrounded by three streets in an area known as Green Bank. The first street was located to the west called Hill Street, the second to the south was Crabtree Street and to the east was Gorse Street.[1]
Opening
The first meeting was held on Monday 27 March 1933 under the affiliation of the British Greyhound Tracks Control Society (BGTCS) the only rival to the National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC). The circumference of the track was 400 yards and a main stand could be found on the south side of the stadium with a slightly smaller stand facing it on the opposite of the track. The kennels ran alongside the canal and very close to a boat house. Originally the west part of site had been unused land but the east side contained the 1885 Furthergate Chemical Works which were demolished to make way for the track.[2]