racers and royals Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Reading borough council have recently asked for nominations for future road names-someone suggested Curtis(geoff) Pyeatt(Denny) Michanek (Anders) and Jonsson(Per). It set me wondering if there are any roads named after Speedway riders in the UK, Is there Fundin avenue in Norwich? Mauger close in Manchester ? Briggs Lane in Swindon etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Think there are a few in West Ham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Shaleman Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Roundabout on the A22 near the Eastbourne track is named: Arlington Eagles roundabout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragdoll64 Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 There's a Neil Street in Greenock............Sorry! just had to. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 (edited) The A1m past Peterborough is signposted 'North' presumably for Dakota? Edited February 6, 2013 by Noodles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Aren't there roads named after Ray Wilson in Leicester and one after Tony Sanford in Exeter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Stadia Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Think there are a few in West Ham. Â There is Iris, in Custom House area. The stadium ground now has flats, if my memory serves me right. Saw the signs once and I am sure there was Eric Chitty Road/Street and maybe Bluey Wilkinson Road/Street. Nice touch, but also a kick in the goolies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 (edited) the roads at west ham are named after johnnie hoskins, bluey wilkinson, jack young, tommy croombs, aub lawson and arthur atkinson. i don't think i've left any out, but it's been a few years since i've been over there. i always feel a bit sad when i visit one of my old stamping grounds. Edited February 6, 2013 by cityrebel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 (edited) Hate the idea. Builders and planners come in, kill the sport in the area, then have the audacity to call the roads after the clubs riders... Talk about rubbing salt into wounds. Â Go to Cradley Heath, there are a few new roads there named on a speedway theme. Edited February 6, 2013 by Deano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 There is a bellend road in london named after ? Well i will leave you to guess who Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryn Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 I can't imagine anyone travelling out to New Zealand for the GP missing out on making an appointment to visit Felton Road and have a glass or three of the fine wine produced there can you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsloes 1928 nearly Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 There is a bellend road in london named after ? Well i will leave you to guess who I'm sure there MUST be a road named after you in Widnes, Dean! Â There is Iris, in Custom House area. The stadium ground now has flats, if my memory serves me right. Saw the signs once and I am sure there was Eric Chitty Road/Street and maybe Bluey Wilkinson Road/Street. Nice touch, but also a kick in the goolies! Â Not flats - they're houses and indeed the Custom House street names reflect the greats of West Ham Stadium of old.. I must admit when I see things like Stadium Road when the stadium in question is long gone it does wind me up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldace Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 There is a Hoskins Close on the site of the old Zoo in Gorton, also George Lockhart has a street named after him. He was the Ringmaster at the circus at Belle Vue for many years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Â I'm sure there MUST be a road named after you in Widnes, Dean! Â You would think there would be a statue after all ive done for speedway in widnes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century heathen Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Hate the idea. Builders and planners come in, kill the sport in the area, then have the audacity to call the roads after the clubs riders... Talk about rubbing salt into wounds. Â Go to Cradley Heath, there are a few new roads there named on a speedway theme. Â It was proposed for the Dudley Wood site (Gundersen and Penhall were mentioned if memory serves) but the fans were, as you suggest, furious. There was a 30,000 name petition at the time to save the stadium (and this was before the modern era Internet and social websites - so just old fashioned names collected on a piece of paper) so in the face of such opposition they dropped the idea. The blood-sucking leaches did go with Stadium Drive and Racemeadow Crescent though, which are no better really. As you say - a kick in the teeth rather than a genuine nod to speedway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 west ham stadium died with a whimper. there was none of the fury shown surrounding the bid to save dudley wood. the lokeren disaster of 1970 finally knocked the stuffing out of the club, along with three seasons of being poorly treated by the dreaded 'rider control'. this led to the hammers being rooted to the bottom of the league for their last three top flight seasons. by the time romford move into custom house in 1972 the grand old arena was a hollow shell. the decision to name some of the roads after former west ham heroes helps to keep their memories alive, even if it was well before my time of visiting custom house as a spectator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 There is a Havelock road near Derwent Park! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Leslie Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 There's a Neil Street in Greenock............Sorry! just had to. There's a Nigel Close in Northolt, Middlesex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E I Addio Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 west ham stadium died with a whimper. there was none of the fury shown surrounding the bid to save dudley wood. the lokeren disaster of 1970 finally knocked the stuffing out of the club, along with three seasons of being poorly treated by the dreaded 'rider control'. this led to the hammers being rooted to the bottom of the league for their last three top flight seasons. by the time romford move into custom house in 1972 the grand old arena was a hollow shell. the decision to name some of the roads after former west ham heroes helps to keep their memories alive, even if it was well before my time of visiting custom house as a spectator. Â I spent the early years of my life living in a house within 100 yards of the stadium. I agree with what you say about the Lokoren disaster and rider control but I think the real problem was that the stands were life -expired and a fire hazard by the early 1970's and would have cost too much money to replace even though the stadium was getting revenue from dog racing and stock cars as well as speedway. There had already been a fire in that resulted in the demolition of the stands on the back straight and that was the beginning of the end for a stadium that was built to 1920's standards. It was a great stadium and track though. Brandon reminds me of it a bit. It is a great pity though that none of the streets were named after the West Ham riders of later years. It would have been great to see Harrfeldt Close, McKinlay Avenue or Loftqvist Lane ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted February 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Outside of Britain Per Jonsson is so revered in Torun that the road leading to the new stadium is called Per jonsson way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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