Going to the dogs - Portsmouth's greyhound track remembered | Nostalgia

The greyhound stadium at Tipner, Portsmouth, was built in 1930 east of Tipner Lane on the site of Stamshaw Chemical Works.
By Deborah Croker
Published 6th Sep 2020, 19:00 BST
A night out at the dogs - Portsmouth Greyhound Stadium, Target Road, Tipner, 2001. Picture: Michael Scaddan 012884_0075A night out at the dogs - Portsmouth Greyhound Stadium, Target Road, Tipner, 2001. Picture: Michael Scaddan 012884_0075
A night out at the dogs - Portsmouth Greyhound Stadium, Target Road, Tipner, 2001. Picture: Michael Scaddan 012884_0075

A new, larger track was opened on May 25, 1931, in Target Road.

The last meeting was on March 27, 2010, and the stadium was demolished in 2012.

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Many of the 28 pictures in this gallery were taken by News photographer, the late Michael Scaddan – the stadium pictures in 2001 and the aerial shot two years earlier.

Parading the runners - dog handler Tony Turner, from North End, Portsmouth, leads the dogs into the parade ring at Tipner. Picture: Michael Scaddan 012884_0007.Parading the runners - dog handler Tony Turner, from North End, Portsmouth, leads the dogs into the parade ring at Tipner. Picture: Michael Scaddan 012884_0007.
Parading the runners - dog handler Tony Turner, from North End, Portsmouth, leads the dogs into the parade ring at Tipner. Picture: Michael Scaddan 012884_0007.

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