I wasn't going to post these as they are a bit far gone and derpy derpotronic but I can't see either of them having been reported before so here goes....
Having lived in Chesterfield all my life, I had no idea it used to have a greyhound racing track. Opened in the 1970s apparently by a guy who won a fortune on the pools it ran successfully for 30 years before shutting down in the late 1990's. A disappointing lack of exquisite antique white dog eggs but an interesting wander all the same.
Half a mile away was Chesterfield Wagon Works, from what I can find out a company established in 1932 concerned with the construction and refitting of railway carriages, briefly switching during world war two to make aircraft weapons. A massive site with some nice features remaining.
The old announcers tower
The old betting slip hatches, there were eight if these
Stairs upto the announcers tower
Overgrown track
Standing room only outside
Onto the wagon works
Having lived in Chesterfield all my life, I had no idea it used to have a greyhound racing track. Opened in the 1970s apparently by a guy who won a fortune on the pools it ran successfully for 30 years before shutting down in the late 1990's. A disappointing lack of exquisite antique white dog eggs but an interesting wander all the same.
Half a mile away was Chesterfield Wagon Works, from what I can find out a company established in 1932 concerned with the construction and refitting of railway carriages, briefly switching during world war two to make aircraft weapons. A massive site with some nice features remaining.
The old announcers tower
The old betting slip hatches, there were eight if these
Stairs upto the announcers tower
Overgrown track
Standing room only outside
Onto the wagon works
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