| 词条 | Greenford Park Trotting Track |
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| name = Greenford Park Trotting Track | nickname = | image = | location = Greenford, London Borough of Ealing, west London | coordinates = 51°32'27.1"N 0°21'19.1"W | opened = 1919 | renovated = | expanded = | closed = 1935 | owner = | operator = | surface = }}Greenford Park Trotting Track was a trotting track, Motorcycle speedway and a short lived greyhound racing track in Greenford, London Borough of Ealing, west London.[1] Trotting trackThe site of the trotting track was on modern day Jeymer Drive, south of Birkbeck Avenue and was opened in 1919 by the London Trotting Club.[2] [3] [4] Charles Sabini who was portrayed in the hit series Peaky Blinders was associated with the track.[5] It closed in 1935. Motorcycle speedwayThe track was a pioneer venue for Speedway with a first meeting on 7 April 1928.[6] The very large dirt track also hosted Sidecar speedway and it was known in speedway circles as the Greenford Driving Park, with the entrances on Birkbeck Avenue.[7] Greyhound RacingThe greyhound racing first appeared on 31 October 1927 during the very early years of greyhound racing but racing had ceased in 1928. The track was a short lived independent (unaffiliated to a governing body). The racing took place on a smaller track inside the trotting track.[8] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.greyhoundderby.com/Greenford%20Greyhound%20track.html|title=Greenford Greyhound Stadium|publisher=Greyhound Derby.com}} {{English greyhound tracks}}2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/514120/183676/12/100772|title=OS County Series, Middlesex 1935|publisher=old-maps.co.uk}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw034577?gazetteer=Ealing&ADMIN_AREA=Ealing&quicktabs_image=1&ref=214|title=Greenford Trotting Track 1930|publisher=Britain from Above}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://collage.cityoflondon.gov.uk/view-item?i=301474&WINID=1505517234040|title=Horse Trotting in Greenford|publisher=The London Picture Archive}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/nostalgia/true-peaky-blinders-story-gangster-6286547|title=The real Peaky Blinders story|publisher=Birmingham Mail}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.london-motorcycle-museum.org/greenford-speedway.html|title=Birth of Greenford Speedway/Dirt Track 1928|publisher=London Motorcycle Museum}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.greyhoundderby.com/Greenford%20speedway.html|title=Greenford Speedway|publisher=Greyhound Derby.com}} 8. ^{{cite book|last=Barnes|first=Julia|title=Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File|page =418|year=1988|publisher=Ringpress Books|isbn=0-948955-15-5}} 5 : Defunct greyhound racing venues in the United Kingdom|Defunct speedway venues in England|Defunct sports venues in London|Defunct greyhound racing venues in London|Greyhound racing in London |
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