Deano Posted November 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 41 minutes ago, steve roberts said: Any chance Weymouth? Weymouth is earlier in the thread mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted November 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 On 11/10/2021 at 10:32 PM, Deano said: Weymouth - https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16.323144512378946&lat=50.61944&lon=-2.48512&layers=193&b=1 Here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 A tall order but the location of the Sandford-on-Thames (Grass)track would be great? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 Just now, steve roberts said: A tall order but the location of the Sandford-on-Thames (Grass)track would be great? Do you have Google??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, chunky said: Do you have Google??? Certainly do...can you guide me how one formulates the required maps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, steve roberts said: Certainly do...can you guide me how one formulates the required maps? It can actually take a lot of work... The first thing to do is Google the track, and you may find an article that states exact location. Then, you can either go to the maps website stated (some on here may know some shortcuts), and look from there, or (as I do first) check on Google Earth to see if I can find a pic. The problem is that with tracks that were only short-lived, you have to find something from that era... Regarding Sandford, this is what I have just found, and now I'm looking for maps and pics:: 'Apparently the track was at he end of the village on the left of the old road to Nuneham Courtenay about at the end of the mobile home park." Edited November 13, 2021 by chunky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted November 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 24 minutes ago, steve roberts said: A tall order but the location of the Sandford-on-Thames (Grass)track would be great? I don’t think grasstracks are mapped. Sandford on Thames is if you know it’s position in relation to the town. https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=15.475634332977158&lat=51.71068&lon=-1.22909&layers=193&b=1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Deano said: I don’t think grasstracks are mapped. Sandford on Thames is if you know it’s position in relation to the town. https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=15.475634332977158&lat=51.71068&lon=-1.22909&layers=193&b=1 This is from 1945. The quality isn't great - obviously - but judging by the information given, this would be about the location. You can see the outline of what could be a track... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted November 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, chunky said: This is from 1945. The quality isn't great - obviously - but judging by the information given, this would be about the location. You can see the outline of what could be a track... That looks approximately where the “H” is of Thames ( the larger in capitals) on my link. Edited November 13, 2021 by Deano 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotteringAround Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 (edited) Poolstock Stadium, Wigan. 1947 and 1960 https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=53.53850&lon=-2.64031&layers=193&b=1 Woodhouse Lane, Wigan 1952-53 https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=53.55568&lon=-2.65597&layers=10&b=1 Edited November 13, 2021 by PotteringAround 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted November 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 So many stadiums gone! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL65 Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 On 11/13/2021 at 1:19 PM, chunky said: I've also seen it stated that it was on wasteland behind a cemetery, so I wonder if it was down by the crematorium? Many years ago I was told that the Chiswick training track was on waste ground on the south side of the river, off Mortlake Road and close to Mortlake Cemetery. Described by a rider who trained there as being 'more like the size of a cycle speedway track' - he never said it was a cycle speedway track. In fact, the training track was about twice the size of a cycle speedway track. From the details I was given it seemed that the training track was on the land now occupied by Townmead Recycling Centre in Townmead Road. Chiswick Comets had a cycle speedway track at Riversdale Drive, on the north side of the river, from 1951 to 1956. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 16 minutes ago, BL65 said: Many years ago I was told that the Chiswick training track was on waste ground on the south side of the river, off Mortlake Road and close to Mortlake Cemetery. Described by a rider who trained there as being 'more like the size of a cycle speedway track' - he never said it was a cycle speedway track. In fact, the training track was about twice the size of a cycle speedway track. From the details I was given it seemed that the training track was on the land now occupied by Townmead Recycling Centre in Townmead Road. Chiswick Comets had a cycle speedway track at Riversdale Drive, on the north side of the river, from 1951 to 1956. That is pretty much where I figured it would be; thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 18 hours ago, Deano said: That looks approximately where the “H” is of Thames ( the larger in capitals) on my link. Just down the road from where I used to live! Spencer Timmo's Car Sales nearby also. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 (edited) This is one of the craziest and not too far away. Look how they built the houses !!! The old Farmsen Trabrennbahn, which was a horse trotting track used for Sand track racing https://www.google.de/maps/search/barmbek+1948/@53.5949073,10.1015393,568m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=de https://www.speedway-yesterday.de/html/body_rider-3.html Edited November 14, 2021 by iris123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 4 hours ago, BL65 said: Many years ago I was told that the Chiswick training track was on waste ground on the south side of the river, off Mortlake Road and close to Mortlake Cemetery. Described by a rider who trained there as being 'more like the size of a cycle speedway track' - he never said it was a cycle speedway track. In fact, the training track was about twice the size of a cycle speedway track. From the details I was given it seemed that the training track was on the land now occupied by Townmead Recycling Centre in Townmead Road. Chiswick Comets had a cycle speedway track at Riversdale Drive, on the north side of the river, from 1951 to 1956. Thanks so much for this information. My late father Roy Pickering was captain of the Chiswick Nomads at one stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted November 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 On 11/13/2021 at 5:08 PM, iris123 said: No. I even looked on a local history f Chiswick site and found nothing. I guess the park might make sense for the Chiswick cycle Speedway team. It is in Chiswick at least. But that doesn't rule out another cycle speedway track on the other side of the river.The one photo f the speedway team looks as if it was taken by Chiswick Bridge, but that might have been for publicity, rather than where the track was...... https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16.253038065143457&lat=51.47420&lon=-0.27421&layers=193&b=1 I’m going to wager, it’s just north of the boathouses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, Deano said: https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16.253038065143457&lat=51.47420&lon=-0.27421&layers=193&b=1 I’m going to wager, it’s just north of the boathouses. That looks pretty much where the team pic was taken. I wonderedif it was just for publicity to get the bridge in the background. I did look there from google earth or whatever in the hope that the tree in the photo was still there. I'd guess that is right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadster Posted November 17, 2021 Report Share Posted November 17, 2021 Crayford https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=51.44935&lon=0.17927&layers=193&b=1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted November 17, 2021 Report Share Posted November 17, 2021 Hastings i think : https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=50.87503&lon=0.58677&layers=193&b=1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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