Houghton-le-Spring, greyhound stadium

HER Number:
8899

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Houghton-le-Spring, greyhound stadium

Place:
Houghton-le-Spring

Map Sheet:
NZ34NW

Class:
Recreational

Site Type: Broad:
Racing Sports Site

Site Type: Specific:
Racecourse

General Period:
20TH CENTURY

Specific Period:
20th Century 1901 to 2000

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
Originally a horse racing site, later greyhounds. The last horse race was in 1938. The site was built over with council houses known locally as the Racecourse Estate.

Easting:
434640

Northing:
549340

Grid Reference:
NZ434640549340

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Paul Lanagan, 2010, Fire at the Houghton Racecourse and photo from c1925, www.houghtonlespring.org.uk