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...
The unusual shape of the plaque, is probably due to the fact that there is nowhere large enough on the face of the building, to erect the...
Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, 1874 - 1963, last Rajah of Sarawak, lived here. Greater London Council
See the nearby hole in the wall for more information about Elger's role in the development of this area.
{Beneath a Maltese cross:} Hern or Hurn Cross Near here once stood one of the four manorial boundary crosses of old Croydon. The other cr...
The Guardian has a detailed description of the procession from Charing Cross to Buckingham Palace. The war had been won; the Americans h...
