Brighton & Hove Stadium
Introduction
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Brighton & Hove Stadium
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 18 Jan 2009
Popular greyhound track opened in 1928 on the site of a former market garden. Originally it was outside Hove corporation's boundaries which meant they couldn't prevent its opening. The main grandstand in view was extended in 1939 and achieved its record attendance, 20,000 during a war time Canadian Army sports meeting though very few were actually civilians. Many other sports have been played here, an athletics track was added in 1948, and the pitch has been used for football, rugby and American Football. Speedway was also trialled here in the mid 1970s but abandoned because of the complaints about noise. The current owners, Corals, took over in 1976 building a leisure centre to the south of the main grandstand and selling unused land to the north the Co-op to build its superstore in 1986 the deal including use of each other's car park when busy. The track is still popular today as evidenced by the full car park for a Sunday afternoon meet.
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Image Location
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50.842517
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