Roads Named After Speedway Riders ?

[racers and royals 8,786]

Reading borough council have recently asked for nominations for future road names-someone suggested Curtis(geoff)

Pyeatt(Denny) Michanek (Anders) and Jonsson(Per).

It set me wondering if there are any roads named after Speedway riders in the UK, Is there Fundin avenue in Norwich?

Mauger close in Manchester ? Briggs Lane in Swindon etc etc

[iris123 21,118]

Think there are a few in West Ham.

[Son of Shaleman 4]

Roundabout on the A22 near the Eastbourne track is named: Arlington Eagles roundabout

[ragdoll64 657]

There's a Neil Street in Greenock............Sorry! just had to.

[Noodles 1,337]

The A1m past Peterborough is signposted 'North' presumably for Dakota?

Edited February 6, 2013 by Noodles

[Triple.H. 1,996]

Aren't there roads named after Ray Wilson in Leicester and one after Tony Sanford in Exeter.

[Ray Stadia 1,071]

Think there are a few in West Ham.

 

There is Iris, in Custom House area. The stadium ground now has flats, if my memory serves me right. Saw the signs once and I am sure there was Eric Chitty Road/Street and maybe Bluey Wilkinson Road/Street. Nice touch, but also a kick in the goolies!

[cityrebel 2,960]

the roads at west ham are named after johnnie hoskins, bluey wilkinson, jack young, tommy croombs, aub lawson and arthur atkinson. i don't think i've left any out, but it's been a few years since i've been over there. i always feel a bit sad when i visit one of my old stamping grounds.

Edited February 6, 2013 by cityrebel

[Deano 1,318]

Hate the idea. Builders and planners come in, kill the sport in the area, then have the audacity to call the roads after the clubs riders... Talk about rubbing salt into wounds.

 

Go to Cradley Heath, there are a few new roads there named on a speedway theme.

Edited February 6, 2013 by Deano

[THE DEAN MACHINE 4,801]

There is a bellend road in london named after ? Well i will leave you to guess who

[Bryn 413]

I can't imagine anyone travelling out to New Zealand for the GP missing out on making an appointment to visit Felton Road and have a glass or three of the fine wine produced there can you?

[Parsloes 1928 nearly 495]

There is a bellend road in london named after ? Well i will leave you to guess who

I'm sure there MUST be a road named after you in Widnes, Dean!

 

There is Iris, in Custom House area. The stadium ground now has flats, if my memory serves me right. Saw the signs once and I am sure there was Eric Chitty Road/Street and maybe Bluey Wilkinson Road/Street. Nice touch, but also a kick in the goolies!

 

Not flats - they're houses and indeed the Custom House street names reflect the greats of West Ham Stadium of old..

I must admit when I see things like Stadium Road when the stadium in question is long gone it does wind me up...

[oldace 1,678]

There is a Hoskins Close on the site of the old Zoo in Gorton, also George Lockhart has a street named after him. He was the Ringmaster at the circus at Belle Vue for many years.

[THE DEAN MACHINE 4,801]

 

I'm sure there MUST be a road named after you in Widnes, Dean!

 

You would think there would be a statue after all ive done for speedway in widnes.

[21st century heathen 220]

Hate the idea. Builders and planners come in, kill the sport in the area, then have the audacity to call the roads after the clubs riders... Talk about rubbing salt into wounds.

 

Go to Cradley Heath, there are a few new roads there named on a speedway theme.

 

It was proposed for the Dudley Wood site (Gundersen and Penhall were mentioned if memory serves) but the fans were, as you suggest, furious. There was a 30,000 name petition at the time to save the stadium (and this was before the modern era Internet and social websites - so just old fashioned names collected on a piece of paper) so in the face of such opposition they dropped the idea. The blood-sucking leaches did go with Stadium Drive and Racemeadow Crescent though, which are no better really. As you say - a kick in the teeth rather than a genuine nod to speedway.