Stadiums · West Midlands
Hyde Road
Hyde Road — stadium used by Belle Vue Aces 1928–1987.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Ashburys · 0.9 km
About
Hyde Road is a stadium in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "stadium used by Belle Vue Aces 1928–1987". Coordinates: 53.4639°, -2.1947°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Hyde Road Stadium, in Manchester, England, often referred to as Belle Vue was the home of the Belle Vue Aces speedway team. The stadium's capacity was 40,000 and it was built in 1928 and used until demolished in 1987. It was claimed, incorrectly, to have been the first purpose-built speedway track in Britain.
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Background
History
Part of the complex of buildings and attractions that formed Belle Vue Zoological Gardens the Hyde Road stadium was originally constructed in 1886, as an athletics ground. It was named after Hyde Road, a road which begins at the east end of Ardwick Green South in Ardwick and runs east towards Hyde. At the boundary between Gorton and Denton it continues as Manchester Road. In 1928, the owners of the gardens decided to convert the stadium for use as a speedway venue. It was already used at that time as a football ground for the Manchester Central F.C. The opening speedway meeting here was staged on 23 March 1929, when Arthur Franklyn won the Golden Helmet. Following the announcement that…
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- Coordinates
- 53.4639, -2.1947
- District
- Manchester
- Parish
- Manchester, unparished area
- Postcode
- M12 4RX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gorton and Denton
- Nearest railway station
- Ashburys — 0.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5953751 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Hyde Road (speedway) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: BelleVueSpeedway.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hyde Road?
- Hyde Road is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.4639°, -2.1947°. The nearest railway station is Ashburys, around 0.9 km away.