On this site stood West Ham Stadium where 85000 speedway fans watched England beat Australia in 1933 and greyhound legend "Mick the Miller" set a world record in 1930.
London Borough of Newham
Heritage Project
E16, Young Road, 1
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
West Ham Stadium
Greyhound. Born in Killeigh, Ireland. In a career of only three years, he won...
Former greyhound and speedway racing stadium, located on Prince Regent Lane. ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
West Ham Stadium
West Ham was merged with parts of Barking and Woolwich to form the London Bor...
City of Westminster Terence Donovan, 1936 - 1996, photographer, worked here, 1978 - 1996. Olympus Cameras 1999
Lovely bronze plaque to a heartening war-time British service.
When they add Charles III we wonder if they will remember to also increment the "15" on this sign.
October 2024: Ian Hearfield wrote to say that this plaque has "been missing for some weeks. The mounting holes and the circular dirt surr...
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, while not named on the memorial, is alluded to, with the date 1538. We note that the text gives Escr...
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