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 KNOWLE 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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The first greyhound meeting to take place in the Bristol area was at Knowle on 23rd July 1927, although the 406 metre Eastville circuit witnessed its first meeting in July 1932 where it shared its facilities with Bristol Rovers football club. The most prestigious races to be held at the circuit were the Golden Crest, which was run over 500 yards, and the Western Produce Stakes which was won in 1948 by the brilliant Narrogar Ann who later went on to triumph in the Greyhound Derby.
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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.
Knowle 1949.JPG (39644 bytes) Knowle 1950GC.JPG (20557 bytes) Knowle 1950re.JPG (21313 bytes) Knowle 1951.JPG (58784 bytes)
Knowle 1951GC.JPG (15654 bytes) Knowle 1951RE.JPG (25177 bytes) Knowle 1952.JPG (34123 bytes) Knowle 1952GC.JPG (16642 bytes)

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If you have rare Knowle badges and artefacts for sale then email johnslusar@fsmail.net

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