Blackburn Greyhound Stadium
The stadium was built backing onto the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and was surrounded by three streets in an area known as Green Bank.Originally the west part of site had been unused land but the east side contained the 1885 Furthergate Chemical Works which were demolished to make way for the track.[2] Following the demise of the BGTCS in 1935 the Blackburn Stadium management decide to remain independent (unaffiliated to a governing body), a status that was retained for the next fifty years.During the 1960s the races over 352, 535 and 745 yards were mainly of handicaps and five runners but there was an 'Inside Sumner' hare with photo finish ray timing installed.[4] During the late 1970s and early 1980s the track had converted to all-sand and distances listed were 325, 475, 535 & 745 yards with racing increasing to three nights per week on Tuesday, Thursday & Friday evenings.