Hyde Park Greyhound Stadium
[3] There were two large stands and amenities included a sizeable members social club and snack bar.[4] Many of the greyhounds that raced at the track were company owned and came from their breeding kennels at Hatfield Woodhouse Farm.The same management called Hyde Park Greyhounds Ltd ran the track from when it opened into the 1970s and was one of the first tracks in the country to convert to grass straights and sanded bends instead of all-grass just after the Second World War.[4] The racing was independent (not affiliated to the sports governing body the National Greyhound Racing Club) and was known as a flapping track which was the nickname given to independent tracks.[4] The track closed in April 1980 when the site was converted to housing called Manor Oaks Gardens.