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HACKNEY GREYHOUND STADIUM This site is not an official website for the track shown here and is neither approved or endorsed by the stadium. I am indebted to Richard English for the scans of badges on this page. |
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| Greyhound racing first took place at the Wick, in Londons East End, in 1932 and it quickly became a famous track and hosted famous races including the William Hill Lead and the Ladbrokes Golden Sprint. On the first day, when the track used it to monitor how popular the venture was, some 12,000 people turned up. It was just two days later that the first proper meeting took place, on 8th April 1932 when a crowd in excess of 13,000 attended. The track was situated on the Waterden Road. | |||||||
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It was a mainstay of Saturday morning BAGS meetings until it finally closed its doors. As well as the very popular Saturday morning meeting, Tuesday and Thursday afternoon meetings took place, and night meetings were not used extensively. The area has been chosen to be redeveloped for the London 2012 Olympics. |
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| This section gives a comprehensive picture of
the badges produced by the track throughout the ages, but only provides the briefest of
glimpses of its history. For those wishing to undertake further research we can recommend
a visit to http://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwgreyhoundd-21 where further reading can be undertaken. |
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If you have rare Hackney badges and artefacts for sale then email johnslusar@fsmail.net |
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