Old Maps - Speedway Track Spotting

[fatface 2,554]

16 hours ago, Sotonian said:

It was speedway in the 1950's, initially for training but the Ringwood Turfs were members of the SAL in 1954/5. It was later used by Poole for training in the early 70's.

The track you saw racing on was the 'mini longtrack' which was closed after a sidecar fatality in 1992. 

Thanks very much 

[iris123 20,988]

One of the tracks I never got to. Wasn't it down as the fastest in the country ?

Crewe : https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=53.09662&lon=-2.43575&layers=193&b=1

[Grachan 7,362]

Belle Vue: Explore georeferenced maps - Map images - National Library of Scotland (nls.uk)

Hunter's Lane must be the lane I remember walking down on my way to a meeting and seeing all the houses being demolished bit one solitary house still standing with somebody living in it.

 

Belle Vue also used to be an athletics track: Explore georeferenced maps - Map images - National Library of Scotland (nls.uk)

Edited November 10, 2021 by Grachan

[iris123 20,988]

Stamford Bridge roughly as I remember it, with the track still visible : https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=51.48178&lon=-0.18950&layers=170&b=1

Norwich : https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=52.66604&lon=1.27257&layers=193&b=1

Edited November 10, 2021 by iris123

[Chadster 221]

3 hours ago, iris123 said:

One of the tracks I never got to. Wasn't it down as the fastest in the country ?

Crewe : https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=53.09662&lon=-2.43575&layers=193&b=1

Wouldn't be surprised, it was absolutely massive.

[Chadster 221]

Seaforth

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=53.46194&lon=-3.01271&layers=193&b=1

[Chadster 221]

This is where Ellesmere Port stadium would have been if it had been built at the time the map was published. You can see Thornton Road.

 

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=53.27220&lon=-2.88282&layers=193&b=1

[steve roberts 9,246]

Any chance Cradley Heath?

[Deano 1,318]

Cradley Heath - https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16.41814163912388&lat=52.47574&lon=-2.08510&layers=193&b=1

Edited November 10, 2021 by Deano

[norbold 7,110]

On 11/8/2021 at 5:20 PM, iris123 said:

The original......looks like a row of trees still show the outer edge of the stadium to the right

High Beech : https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=16&lat=51.66557&lon=0.03746&layers=193&right=ESRIWorld

You can still quite clearly see the outline of the track and the terracing on the ground. I took some photos of it a few years ago.

Edited November 10, 2021 by norbold

[daveallan81 330]

Workinton Derwent Park & Lonsdale Park https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=54.64820&lon=-3.55451&layers=193&b=1

[Deano 1,318]

Sheffield - https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16.000995648909548&lat=53.40583&lon=-1.49266&layers=193&b=1

 

[Deano 1,318]

Leamington Grasstrack https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=15.722810026523723&lat=52.22891&lon=-1.53705&layers=193&b=1

 

[Deano 1,318]

Weymouth - https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16.323144512378946&lat=50.61944&lon=-2.48512&layers=193&b=1

[Deano 1,318]

Reading - Oxford Road https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=15.750184206233891&lat=51.46464&lon=-1.01295&layers=193&b=1