GLOUCESTER 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.

The greyhound tracks in the City of Gloucester were at  Longlevens and off Horton Road at the local football stadium situated at 2° 12' W 51° 52' N. It opened as early as 1933 and ran successfully under NGRC for a long period of time before closing. The Gloucester and Cheltenham greyhound Stadium was situated some 7 miles from Cheltenham and 3 miles from Gloucester. Its principal race was the Grand National of the West run over 500 yards, well supported by Open hurdles and Sprint races, but the race was last run in 1965. The first stadium in the area held its first meeting as early as 1933 and traditionally raced on Thursday and Saturday evenings.

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 The most recent track on Horton Road held its inaugural meeting on 7th March 1975 but was to only last for 4 years until closing its gates on 6th July 1979.
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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.
       
       

 

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