customhouseregular 1,651 Posted August 19, 2021 Nice to see so many wish they had been to West Ham. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,086 Posted August 19, 2021 1 hour ago, customhouseregular said: Nice to see so many wish they had been to West Ham. We old'uns didn't have to wish... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Split 177 Posted August 20, 2021 14 hours ago, customhouseregular said: Nice to see so many wish they had been to West Ham. And so many wish they had been to New Cross. Maybe we have a lot of members in the London area. I'm happy to say I watched speedway at both venues. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,242 Posted August 20, 2021 16 minutes ago, Split said: And so many wish they had been to New Cross. Maybe we have a lot of members in the London area. I'm happy to say I watched speedway at both venues. I went looking for the site of New Cross some years ago and could vaguely make out where the track once was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbold 7,100 Posted August 20, 2021 2 hours ago, Split said: And so many wish they had been to New Cross. Maybe we have a lot of members in the London area. I'm happy to say I watched speedway at both venues. The long and the short of it as you might say….. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Split 177 Posted August 20, 2021 3 hours ago, steve roberts said: I went looking for the site of New Cross some years ago and could vaguely make out where the track once was. Found on the Internet: "The stadium was left derelict for several years until it was demolished in 1975 as part of a plan to redevelop the football ground, although those plans fell through. The site is now a public open space called Bridge House Meadows " 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,935 Posted August 20, 2021 The last time I was there you could still make out some of the terracing.I also remember in the 80s some of the entrance was still standing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fatface 2,549 Posted August 20, 2021 Trelawny, Cradley, Wembley, White City, Long Eaton Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kester 3,001 Posted August 20, 2021 6 minutes ago, falcace said: Trelawny, Cradley, Wembley, White City, Long Eaton I've been to two of those. Cradley was the track nearest to me growing up. Trelawny was great, like no other track, it really was like speedway on the moon but with a double decker bus. I too wish I'd gone to White City. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Halifaxtiger 5,318 Posted August 20, 2021 1 hour ago, iris123 said: The last time I was there you could still make out some of the terracing.I also remember in the 80s some of the entrance was still standing There's a few places where you can still see some of the remnants of the speedway track and/or stadium - Nelson and Hastings spring to mind. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fatface 2,549 Posted August 20, 2021 25 minutes ago, Kester said: I've been to two of those. Cradley was the track nearest to me growing up. Trelawny was great, like no other track, it really was like speedway on the moon but with a double decker bus. I too wish I'd gone to White City. Yep. Cradley is a real gap...just never got down there. Perhaps it was to do with it being a Saturday night track like Belle Vue. Still, I got to Coventry umpteen times. More recently based in Devon, I certainly had a few chances to get to Trelawny and missed that one too. Doh! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbold 7,100 Posted August 20, 2021 30 minutes ago, Halifaxtiger said: There's a few places where you can still see some of the remnants of the speedway track and/or stadium - Nelson and Hastings spring to mind. You can still see the outline of the track and the banking at the granddaddy of them all - High Beech. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,935 Posted August 20, 2021 25 minutes ago, norbold said: You can still see the outline of the track and the banking at the granddaddy of them all - High Beech. Was there actually a stadium as such at High Beech. Not something I ever looked into, but just imagined it was just a track in the middle of a field. At those early meetings did they actually charge admission ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbold 7,100 Posted August 20, 2021 (edited) 56 minutes ago, iris123 said: Was there actually a stadium as such at High Beech. Not something I ever looked into, but just imagined it was just a track in the middle of a field. At those early meetings did they actually charge admission ? Yes, there was stadium of sorts there and they certainly charged admission - 6d. Edited August 20, 2021 by norbold 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fatface 2,549 Posted August 20, 2021 1 hour ago, norbold said: You can still see the outline of the track and the banking at the granddaddy of them all - High Beech. Raced there myself...in a cross country run...not in a 1928 motorcycle racing meeting! Utterly oblivious it was the same hallowed turf at the time though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
