cityrebel 2,960 Posted October 5, 2019 46 minutes ago, MattK said: Has the land that was supposed to become the "racino" event get built on? Not sure, i was a regular at Smallmead, but lived in London at the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,736 Posted October 5, 2019 12 minutes ago, cityrebel said: Not sure, i was a regular at Smallmead, but lived in London at the time. Yes - an industrial/warehouse unit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattK 3,447 Posted October 5, 2019 5 minutes ago, racers and royals said: Yes - an industrial/warehouse unit. Is the old Smallmead still undeveloped? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,736 Posted October 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, MattK said: Is the old Smallmead still undeveloped? yes just being used for car parking for the matches at the Madejski stadium Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,102 Posted October 5, 2019 16 minutes ago, MattK said: Is the old Smallmead still undeveloped? Go look on Google Maps in satellite view - you can't miss it. Very sad... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Jones 2,127 Posted December 23, 2019 http://www.savecoventryspeedway.com/news.php?extend.4172 There could be a sign of better news to come here. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adonis 1,454 Posted April 17, 2020 I'm sure it will come as a major surprise to some .not so much to others though , the Fire Brigade are at Brandon trying to put out a fire in the main stand 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tyretrax 2,253 Posted April 17, 2020 Took longer than I thought. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cityrebel 2,960 Posted April 17, 2020 Standard fare for dormant Stadiums. Shades of Cradley, Long Eaton and Powderhall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jrs 3,290 Posted April 17, 2020 Few minutes ago i just thought I'd have a quick look at the telegraph site to catch up on news and there was the video and headlines. So sad to see so much of my childhood and youth rotting away. Even worse is that developers are perfectly happy to destroy a heritage site for what they hope will be big gains. But the way the economy is heading it may be many more years before anything comes to fruition at Brandon . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 18, 2020 6 hours ago, jrs said: Few minutes ago i just thought I'd have a quick look at the telegraph site to catch up on news and there was the video and headlines. So sad to see so much of my childhood and youth rotting away. Even worse is that developers are perfectly happy to destroy a heritage site for what they hope will be big gains. But the way the economy is heading it may be many more years before anything comes to fruition at Brandon . Was/is Brandon a recognised heritage site? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 18, 2020 (edited) An news item re the fire at Coventry's Brandon Stadium: https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/absolutely-gutted-campaigners-react-major-18110334?fbclid=IwAR2LV8cB3gwFP6LmbOoRPtkyf6oimZ5J2rlHl8WrMVC4dyH5hV1yP3jgsaM Edited April 18, 2020 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jrs 3,290 Posted April 18, 2020 1 hour ago, gustix said: Was/is Brandon a recognised heritage site? When I used the word heritage I was really referring to my own personal heritage and how it has always been part of me, though a distant part these days. I am sure if it was a formally recognised heritage site it would be better protected. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites