Stadiums · North East England
Sunderland Greyhound Stadium
Sunderland Greyhound Stadium in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
About
Sunderland Greyhound Stadium is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Sunderland Greyhound Stadium is a greyhound racing track situated at Fulwell in the City of Sunderland and English county of Tyne and Wear. The stadium is owned by ARC and racing takes place every Wednesday and Friday evening as well as an additional BAGS meeting on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. The circumference of the track is 378 metres.
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Background
History
Designed by architects Matkin and Hawkins, the stadium was built at a cost of £60,000 in 1940. The site chosen for the new Boldon Greyhound Stadium, as it was known at the time, was North of Sunderland and south-east of East Boldon where the Sunderland and Newcastle Roads merged. It ran parallel with this road on its south side and the London & North Eastern Railway on its north side. On the opposite side of the road (slightly east) was the East Boldon hospital for infectious diseases which would later become the sanatorium. Boldon had strong links to the mining community which was a common factor with new greyhound tracks. It all started on the afternoon of Saturday 23 March 1940 at 3pm,…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9402, -1.4094
- District
- South Tyneside
- Parish
- South Tyneside, unparished area
- Postcode
- SR5 1RP
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Shields
- Established
- 1940
- Official site
- www.sunderland-greyhounds.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7639725 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Sunderland Greyhound Stadium (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sunderland Greyhound Stadium?
- Sunderland Greyhound Stadium is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SR5 1RP), in the parish of South Tyneside, unparished area.
- When was Sunderland Greyhound Stadium built?
- Built or established in 1940.
- Who owns Sunderland Greyhound Stadium?
- Sunderland Greyhound Stadium is owned by Arena Racing Company.
- How do I get to Sunderland Greyhound Stadium?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SR5 1RP. It sits within the South Shields parliamentary constituency.