customhouseregular Posted September 1, 2021 Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 Pretty sure 2 different stadia but both Plough Lane. The speedway stadium was a great place once upon a time. Always enjoyed my visits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor... Posted September 1, 2021 Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 1 minute ago, customhouseregular said: Pretty sure 2 different stadia but both Plough Lane. The speedway stadium was a great place once upon a time. Always enjoyed my visits. Yep, the old football ground further along the road became flats. The old speedway stadium became the new football ground recently opened.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted September 1, 2021 Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 17 minutes ago, The Doctor... said: Yep, the old football ground further along the road became flats. The old speedway stadium became the new football ground recently opened.. Correct. The old football ground was at the top of Plough Lane, at the corner of Durnsford Rd. It was sold in 1998, and it was demolished in 2002. The flats were completed in 2008. The speedway stadium was a few hundred yards down Plough Lane on the corner of Summerstown. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wealdstone Posted September 8, 2021 Report Share Posted September 8, 2021 On 9/1/2021 at 5:01 PM, Deano said: I thought the footy bought plough lane? They did.Two different Stadiums although very close. Football now played at old Speedway Stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireblade2022 Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 On 9/8/2021 at 3:03 PM, wealdstone said: They did.Two different Stadiums although very close. Football now played at old Speedway Stadium. Isn’t the new football stadium built directly on the site of the old track? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 6 hours ago, Fireblade2022 said: Isn’t the new football stadium built directly on the site of the old track? https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16.8&lat=51.43224&lon=-0.18613&layers=170&b=1 hopefully it works.... use the slider on the bottom to flick between the two stages in history. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireblade2022 Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 On 1/11/2023 at 8:14 AM, Deano said: https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16.8&lat=51.43224&lon=-0.18613&layers=170&b=1 hopefully it works.... use the slider on the bottom to flick between the two stages in history. thanks for that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 you might be able to get your bearings from these, i took them at variant points when down there - the first album https://www.flickr.com/photos/the_womble/albums/with/72177720305325804 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beirao Posted March 19, 2023 Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 On 10/20/2007 at 4:26 PM, CRITCH said: Parsloes 1928 nearly said: The titles in this series still available are: Doncaster, Paisley, Rochdale, Nelson, Sunderland, Romford, Castleford, Belle Vue II, London White City, Glasgow Hampden Park, Wigan, Bristol Eastville, Fleetwood, Liverpool, West Ham, Crayford, Canterbury, Hackney, Wembley. Thanks for that made contact received infomation booklet today, one day after making contact via second class post Bill Elliots excellent recollections of the life and times of Paisleys two years in the National League - https://classicspeedwaymemories.webador.co.uk/february-2023/memories-of-paisley-lions-part-1 https://classicspeedwaymemories.webador.co.uk/march-2023/memories-of-paisley-lions-part-2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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