EAW029596 ENGLAND (1950). The Oxford & Cowley Ironworks Ltd and the Oxford Stadium, Cowley, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.
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| Title | [EAW029596] The Oxford & Cowley Ironworks Ltd and the Oxford Stadium, Cowley, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing. |
| Reference | EAW029596 |
| Date | 24-May-1950 |
| Link | |
| Place name | COWLEY |
| Parish | BLACKBIRD LEYS |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 455474, 203458 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -1.1967363219195, 51.7266355425 |
| National Grid Reference | SP555035 |
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Sparky |
Monday 23rd of October 2017 06:38:38 PM |
| Advertising hoarding |
Sparky |
Monday 23rd of October 2017 06:37:57 PM |
| Morris Cowley station, GWR Oxford-Thame-Princes Risborough line |
gerry-r |
Sunday 30th of August 2015 05:23:46 PM |
| The Totalisator. |
Allen T |
Monday 11th of August 2014 12:42:34 PM |
| Greyhound start stalls moved to wherever the greyhound race was to start from. |
Allen T |
Monday 11th of August 2014 12:41:22 PM |
| Helmet colour exclusion lights. |
Allen T |
Monday 11th of August 2014 12:40:15 PM |
| Starting gate removed for track maintenance and grading. |
Allen T |
Monday 11th of August 2014 12:38:57 PM |
| Turnstiles |
Allen T |
Friday 8th of August 2014 11:50:16 AM |
| Turnstiles |
Allen T |
Friday 8th of August 2014 11:49:50 AM |
| What a wonderful photo this is. Zoom in and there's so much detail in it. |
Allen T |
Friday 8th of August 2014 11:45:35 AM |
| In 1950 Oxford Stadium was still in the countryside opposite a sewage farm but during the 1950's housing development caught up with it as Cowley expanded. |
Allen T |
Friday 8th of August 2014 11:43:42 AM |
| This building still here and used for storage. |
Allen T |
Friday 8th of August 2014 11:36:22 AM |
| Parade area for the greyhounds. |
Allen T |
Friday 8th of August 2014 11:35:06 AM |
| Old grandstand now replaced by a super modern glass fronted structure. |
Allen T |
Friday 8th of August 2014 11:34:24 AM |
| Roof of the covered pits area. |
Allen T |
Friday 8th of August 2014 11:33:09 AM |
| Greyhound kennels. |
Allen T |
Friday 8th of August 2014 11:32:05 AM |
| Sandy Lane |
Allen T |
Wednesday 6th of August 2014 02:38:39 PM |
| Riders parking area. |
Allen T |
Wednesday 6th of August 2014 02:25:37 PM |
| Entrance from pits onto the speedway track. |
Allen T |
Wednesday 6th of August 2014 02:24:54 PM |
| Referee, timekeeper, stewards box high above the grandstand. |
Allen T |
Wednesday 6th of August 2014 02:24:12 PM |
| Greyhound finish line. |
Allen T |
Wednesday 6th of August 2014 02:22:58 PM |
| Concrete starting area. |
Allen T |
Wednesday 6th of August 2014 02:22:19 PM |
| Now the extended stadium car park |
Allen T |
Wednesday 6th of August 2014 02:21:09 PM |
| The wonderful old Cheetah building above the pit entrance which is still there with the original Oxford Speedway sign on it. |
Allen T |
Wednesday 6th of August 2014 02:18:43 PM |
| Speedway pits. |
Allen T |
Wednesday 6th of August 2014 02:17:27 PM |
| Speedway admin offices still used as such in 2007. |
Allen T |
Wednesday 6th of August 2014 02:16:17 PM |
| Site for the forthcoming huge Blackbird Leys housing estate. |
Allen T |
Wednesday 6th of August 2014 02:15:11 PM |
| A lot of activity on the greyhound track, grass cutting etc. I wonder if the greyhounds were running that Wednesday night? |
Allen T |
Wednesday 6th of August 2014 02:12:09 PM |
| A wonderful picture of a sunny Oxford Stadium on Wednesday 24th May 1950. The following night Oxford Cheetahs raced Halifax Dukes in a National Trophy match and won 68-40. |
Allen T |
Wednesday 6th of August 2014 02:10:43 PM |
Oxford Stadium is now the subject of a planning dispute. The stadium is owned by Risk Capital through the GRA and want to build houses on it but the local authority want it retained for leisure use. |
Allen T |
Wednesday 6th of August 2014 02:14:21 PM |