Derby Greyhound Stadium

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Derby Greyhound Stadium

Former stadium entrance, originally the prison gates; preserved facade, pictured 2008
Location Vernon Street, Derby
Opened 1933
Closed 1988
Owner Preston Greyhound Racing Association
Derby Stadium was a greyhound racing track in Derby.[1]

The track was constructed in 1933 on Vernon Street by the Preston Greyhound Racing Association along with a sister track in Preston in Acregate Lane. Parts of the new track were formerly parts of the New County Gaol.

The Derby Stadium closed in 1988, with the last race held on Saturday, 7 December. Coincidentally, the track at Preston closed around the same time. They had both been opened by the same company back in 1933, but later had many different owners.

References

  1. ↑ Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1. 
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