Newington Greyhound Stadium

Newington Greyhound Stadium

Location	Newington Road, Newington, Thanet, Kent
Coordinates	51°20′42″N 1°23′51″E / 51.34500°N 1.39750°E / 51.34500; 1.39750
Opened	1928
Closed	1954

The Newington Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium on Newington Road, Newington, Thanet, Kent.

A greyhound track was constructed during the late 1920s on a spare plot of land on the north side of Bush Avenue and the west side of Newington Road. Access was from Newington Road.^[1] Terracing, kennels and a paddock were located on the stadium's north side. The kennels were adjacent to the later Melbourne Avenue.

It is believed that it opened on 26 May 1928.^[2] The track was confirmed as operating during 1932,^[3] and in 1935 the joint proprietors George and James Perry applied for betting facilities on 27 June 1935.^[4]

The racing was independent (not affiliated to the sports governing body, the National Greyhound Racing Club).^[5] It was later owned by the Ramsgate Sports Stadium Ltd company.

Totalisator turnover figures from 1946 to 1950 were £168,502 (1946), £138,664 (1947), £111,109 (1948), £61,547 (1949) and £42,998 (1950).^[6]

The track raced until 1954.^[5] The site now is occupied by Ramsgate art primary school.