Kempton to be bulldozed and turned into residential housing

[Euler]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/ ... club-plans

[SeaHorseRacing]

Just seen it. Cant believe that!!!

[spreadbetting]

Probably more need for housing than racecourses to be fair and plenty of nearby courses to take up the slack.

[LeTiss]

Not surprised.

It's like Enterprise Inns, who bought loads of pubs. They quickly found the pub's real worth was by closing it down and selling it to Tesco or a property developer

How much money would Kempton be worth in that location for housing? flipping shedloads!! - way more than it would ever be worth as a racetrack

This is what happened to the Greyhound industry - it saddens me to see Pompey dogs now a housing estate. It's the same in many other areas

How much do you think Cartmel would be worth? It's a beautiful part of the country, and they only host half a dozen meets a year. They'd make millions selling the land to a developer

[SeaHorseRacing]

How much money would Kempton be worth in that location for housing? flipping shedloads!! - way more than it would ever be worth as a racetrack

...£100M

[Euler]

Never knew these courses existed: -

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-32796143

[SeaHorseRacing]

Never knew these courses existed: -

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-32796143

Theres a book that lists all the race courses from pre world war two that closed for a number of reasons which closed after the war as many were used for world war 2.
Many Many racecourses. Even a few around in Hampshire too.

When i remember the book I post it up. Someone on here may even have it.

[SeaHorseRacing]

Found it.

A LONG TIME GONE.

Honestly really interesting book. Highly recommend.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Long-Time-Gone ... 1901570622

[Halliday]

The book your thinking of is called "A Long Time Gone. By Chris Pitt

[Halliday]

List of some of the racecourses closed since 1900.. sure there will be others

Course Date of Last Race Meeting

Aldershot Military Last meeting 1 April 1939
Alexandra Park Last meeting 8 September 1970
Beaufort Last meeting 14 April 1956
Birmingham Last meeting 21 June 1965 (Evening Meeting)
Blackpool (Clifton Park) Last meeting 26 April 1915
Bogside Last meeting 10 April 1965
Bournemouth Last meeting 10 April 1928
Bridgnorth Last meeting 20 May 1939
Bridgwater Last meeting 13 May 1904
Buckfastleigh Last meeting 27 August 1960
Bungay Last meeting 29 May 1939
Burgh-by-Sands Last meeting 16 April 1900
Cardiff Last meeting 27 April 1939
Carmarthen Last meeting 17 April 1914
Champion Lodge (Maldon) Last meeting 29 April 1903
Chelmsford Last meeting 29 April 1935
Colchester Last meeting 4 April 1904
Colwall Park Last meeting 25 May 1939
Cottenham Last meeting 7 May 1925
Cowbridge Last meeting 4 May 1939
Croxton Park Last meeting 2 April 1914
Dawlish Last meeting 20 September 1900
Derby Last meeting 9 August 1939
Dunbar Last meeting 22 March 1906
Gatwick Last meeting 15 June 1940
Harpenden Last meeting 7 May 1914
Hawthorn Hill Last meeting 4 April 1939
Hethersett Last meeting 4 May 1939
Hooton Park Last meeting 26 December 1914
Hull Last meeting 11 September 1909
Hurst Park Last meeting 10 October 1962
Keele Park Last meeting 12 May 1906
Lanark Last meeting 18 October 1977
Lewes Last meeting 14 September 1964
Lincoln Last meeting 21 May 1964
Maiden Erlegh Last meeting 12 April 1906
Malton Last meeting 4 February 1904
Manchester Last meeting 9 November 1963
Monmouth Last meeting 4 May 1933
Newmarket Steeplechases Last meeting 28 December 1905
Newport Last meeting 17 May 1948
Northampton Last meeting 31 March 1904
Oswestry and Llanymynech Last meeting 29 April 1939
Old Oswestry Racecourse Last meeting 1848
Paisley Last meeting 10 August 1906
Pershore Last meeting 1 May 1939
Picton Last meeting 11 April 1914
Plymouth Last meeting 5 September 1929
Portsmouth Park Last meeting 13 April 1914
Ross-on-Wye Last meeting 18 April 1904
Rothbury Last meeting 10 April 1965
Sheffield Last meeting 5 November 1901
Shincliffe Last meeting 6 May 1914
Shirley Park Last meeting 11 March 1940
Stockton Last meeting 16 June 1981
Tarporley Last meeting 26 April 1939
Tenby Last meeting 29 October 1936
Torquay Last meeting 25 March 1940
Totnes Last meeting 1 September 1938
Wenlock Last meeting 5 May 1939
Woore Last meeting 1 June 1963
Wye Last meeting 2 May 1974

[SeaHorseRacing]

Nice touch.

[LeTiss]

Let's be honest, it's only thanks to the Levy Board that many racecourses survive anyway

I reckon 90% of current tracks would be worth more money to the owners, if they just closed it and sold it to developers. There's huge amounts of land with many of these courses

[SeaHorseRacing]

I aggree. Well Chelmsford City is a casino now lol

[ShaunWhite]

Not all courses are worth money as development land. I'd be suprised if many had (or could get) planning permission.

The tried to bring back racing to Lincoln a few years ago, the grandstand is still there and is a listed building... but the residents complained that it would bring too many people into the area and might affect parking...oh ffs good grief! That's Lincolnshire for you, is there any wonder there's nothing here worth seeing.

[SeaHorseRacing]

I dont read the papers but I am sure I have seen on a paper some where about desert orchid. Its very good point hes buried at Kempton right under his stautue. There have to dig him up.

That is the equivilent of the music business wanting to move bulldose an arena and dig up and move Elvis because he was born there.