steve roberts 9,246 Posted January 14, 2016 I tried to take a few photos last year but some bloke started getting a funny saying we dont want your sort round here. ( Kevin James ) as i later found out. I will pop down there soon and take a few. My uncle managed to get some images thru' the iron railings at the tote end! It looked to be in a sad state. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Agrotron 955 Posted January 16, 2016 Where are your photos located on that site mate as I looked on there under defunct and the photos on there are from a Bob Cole? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,246 Posted January 16, 2016 Where are your photos located on that site mate as I looked on there under defunct and the photos on there are from a Bob Cole? I've tried to re-locate them myself only the other day! They are there somewhere...I posted them back in 2011 not long after I took them. If you have no luck I would be more than happy to send them to you privately? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Noodles 1,337 Posted January 17, 2016 I've tried to re-locate them myself only the other day! They are there somewhere...I posted them back in 2011 not long after I took them. If you have no luck I would be more than happy to send them to you privately?Here?http://www.defunctspeedway.co.uk/oxford.htm 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,246 Posted January 18, 2016 Here? http://www.defunctspeedway.co.uk/oxford.htm Thanks that's them! My uncle is Keith Lawson (ex-Oxford Track Photographer) whose photos also appear on that link. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barncooseboy 237 Posted January 22, 2016 I believe that the Conservation area status gives the council the powers to make full repairs to the stadium if the appropriate council officers believe there is a danger to the survival of the structure. This action would be cost neutral to the council because the cost of the work can be passed onto the stadium owners and if unpaid the council can take a 'charge' on the property and ultimately take the stadium into council ownership. IN Devon next to the A38 between Exeter and Plymouth is Buckfastleigh Race Course the grandstand still stands although racing hasnt taken place since the 60s or 70s, because it was listed and has to be kept in good repair. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,246 Posted January 22, 2016 I believe that the Conservation area status gives the council the powers to make full repairs to the stadium if the appropriate council officers believe there is a danger to the survival of the structure. This action would be cost neutral to the council because the cost of the work can be passed onto the stadium owners and if unpaid the council can take a 'charge' on the property and ultimately take the stadium into council ownership. IN Devon next to the A38 between Exeter and Plymouth is Buckfastleigh Race Course the grandstand still stands although racing hasnt taken place since the 60s or 70s, because it was listed and has to be kept in good repair. If I recall a conservation order was placed on the totalizer structure on the first /second bend. I can see this becoming quite a battle in trying to keep the stadium in a reasonable condition with a view of the council passing it on to prospective interested parties (if the compulsory purchase has indeed gone thru'?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucifer sam 3,953 Posted February 10, 2016 Great piece of investigative journalism in today's Oxford Mail: http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/14264547.INVESTIGATION__Oxford_Stadium_owners_under_attack_after_revelation_it_was_making_profit_before_closure/ All the best Rob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,246 Posted February 10, 2016 Great piece of investigative journalism in today's Oxford Mail: http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/14264547.INVESTIGATION__Oxford_Stadium_owners_under_attack_after_revelation_it_was_making_profit_before_closure/ All the best Rob Confirms my suspicions when I corresponded with the then manager of the stadium who denied that the stadium was being 'run down!' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tyretrax 2,253 Posted February 10, 2016 When Shawfield Stadium was sold to a consortium by the GRA a clause in the sale was if the stadium was sold within a period, seven years I believe, a percentage of any profit would be paid to the GRA. Couldn't this offer be included in the sale of Oxford Stadium? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Stadia 1,071 Posted February 10, 2016 When Shawfield Stadium was sold to a consortium by the GRA a clause in the sale was if the stadium was sold within a period, seven years I believe, a percentage of any profit would be paid to the GRA. Couldn't this offer be included in the sale of Oxford Stadium? I think that is called an 'overage'. I also think it can be set for longer than 7 years. I believe it is normally used to protect the seller, if planning permission is granted on the land in the future. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tyretrax 2,253 Posted February 10, 2016 I think that is called an 'overage'. I also think it can be set for longer than 7 years. I believe it is normally used to protect the seller, if planning permission is granted on the land in the future. Which is why I said it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Stadia 1,071 Posted February 10, 2016 Which is why I said it. Oooh! Alright sailor! Keep your bell bottoms on! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tyretrax 2,253 Posted February 10, 2016 Oooh! Alright sailor! Keep your bell bottoms on! Oooo Matron. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miro 9 Posted February 11, 2016 Here's the latest from the Oxford Mail today... http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/14267540.City_council_in_bid_to_sieze_back_ownership_of_Oxford_Stadium/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites