Houghton-le-Spring, greyhound stadium
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
Sources
Paul Lanagan, 2010, Fire at the Houghton Racecourse and photo from c1925, www.houghtonlespring.org.uk