Coundon Greyhound Stadium was a
greyhound racing
Greyhound racing is an organized, competitive sport in which greyhounds are raced around a track. There are two forms of greyhound racing, track racing (normally around an oval track) and coursing; the latter is now banned in most countries. Tra ...
stadium situated off the B6287, in
Coundon
Coundon is an old mining village in County Durham, England. The Boldon Book mentions a mine in Coundon in the twelfth century. In 2001 it had a population of 2611. In 2011 the ward had a population of 7139.
History
The name Coundon comes from ...
,
County Durham.
Origins
The track was constructed in 1936, on fields to the south side of the Bishop's Park Colliery off the Wharton Road/Church Road (B6287 today).
Opening
Greyhound racing started on Saturday 1 October 1938, serving as entertainment for the Jawblades Pit miners.
History
The racing was independent (not affiliated to the
National Greyhound Racing Club The National Greyhound Racing Club was an organisation that governed Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom
Greyhound racing is a sport in the United Kingdom. The industry uses a parimutuel betting tote system with on-course and off-course bettin ...
) and annual
totalisator
A tote board (or totalisator/totalizator) is a numeric or alphanumeric display used to convey information, typically at a race track (to display the odds or payoffs for each horse) or at a telethon (to display the total amount donated to the char ...
during 1947 was £127,708.
Closure
The stadium continued to trade until it closed during the 1960s, but the exact date of closure is unknown. It remained disused for many years afterwards before being demolished and turned into farmland, with some of the stadium buildings being converted into use for the High Meadows Farm.
References
{{English greyhound tracks
Defunct greyhound racing venues in the United Kingdom