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My Nan lived on the corner of Otley rd opposite the glorious entrance in Nottingham rd. She would often chide the kids making a racket hanging about outside her house and they nicknamed her and my grandad ‘The Sheriff’s of Nottingham’. 😂 I wonder Does anyone remember the occasional Stock car racing there. My Dad raced once in a car called Smokey…. I would dearly love to see any photographs-thank you

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I don’t think my Grandfather, who spent some of his childhood in West Ham, would admit to it if he were still alive. Positive, the changes have not been.

I mentioned on the comments section of the 'Black Lion' episode my thought that another of its sporting connections was with Speedway through Pat Clarke. I thought I'd read about it in programme notes from my collection. I dug them out and found an entry in the 20/4/54 programme v Norwich which marked the passing of Bill Clarke ( Pat's father) of the Black Lion , Plaistow who was a founder member of the famous West Ham Speedway Supporters Club whose inauguration took place at the Black Lion. Up to the end he remained chairman of the West Ham (Speedway) Motor Club. Pat's brother Colin also rode for the Hammers.

I was a frequent patron of the Black Lion about the time Tom arrived. From memory (🙏) another sporting connection was with West Ham speedway. I think a guy named Pat Clarke , a rider in the mid 50's , had a link to the pub. I wonder if his family may have been the publicans ?

brilliant thank you ever so much loved the part on the docks my dad was a huge west ham speedway fan i still have his original badge

Superb nostalgic ride into history with a sprinkling of magic 🙏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👍🏻

My Father used to take my older brother here prior to its closure. We were all big speedway fans, going to World finals at Wembley watching the likes of Mauger, Michenek, Olsen, Briggs, Collins. I still remember names such as Ken McKinley, Christor Loftquist, Ole Nygren etc. even though i was too young to go. I had my fix when the Romford bombers were formed (sadly for only a year). Great nights out with Dad. Clipboard with programme keeping score. I can still hear the engines. Smell the fumes and running from the shale being deposited over the fence. It's my Dad's birthday tomorrow. Thanks for the memories, Dad.

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I recall going to the House Mill in the mid to late 80's escorting Terry Turbin of the Passmore Edwards Museum just in case there was an accident. That shows the good work that has been done in saving it. It was wonderful to see such easily interpreted mechanisation and there is something magical about water or wind mills. Just wish to point out that the chaps name mentioned was Jim Tildersley.

Great stuff. Well done Marieta and Neil. Part of it took me back to my youth, of 'Saturday Morning Pictures' at the Granada Edmonton, singing along to the Wurlitzer organ.

enjoyed it but couldnt we have had an eastender doing it

Really enjoying your output as an exiled Hammer with a love for these east end tales (or should that be West Essex 🤔) . Keep them coming please.

Happy memories of the Granada. I saw many great shows there. I was at the first house of the Beatles show in 1963. Tommy Roe and Chris Montez were the top of the bill. Fortunately the screaming girls were less vocal so I heard all of the Beatles set.

Nice to see old speedway riders remembered in the street names. When the Leicester stadium was demolished and houses built, none of the heroes of the shale were remembered. Happily a new stadium was built not to far away, albeit several years after that.

Was the stadium used for stock car racing?.

Fantastic documentary, but sadly not a mention of Stock Car Racing that ran there between 1954 & 1966, a total of 80 meetings.

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Nostalgia can be sad Looking back on what we had I look back with fondness at this great time and miss it very much 😢

Hello, thank you for this post. How can I find out more about the Speedway racers in the late 60's and early 70's please. If anyone can help i would really appreciate it.

Really enjoyed that. I remember as a kid speedway would often be on TV which I enjoyed watching. Shame there isn’t any tracks in London anymore. Unfortunately if it’s not football nobody’s interested.

I'm sure some will remember the popular disc jockey and tv personality Pete Murray( six five special). In his book he recalled watching Thames A F C football matches at West Ham Stadium. They played a couple of seasons at football league level before folding after failing to attract support. Imagine if they had been successful and challenged the boys at the Boleyn ground - think of a Premier League derby splitting Newham's loyalty. I wonder who I would have supported as Dad was from Custom House but my first football experiences were at Hermit road and the Memorial ground which were the birthplace of the Irons and the Hammers. Apparently Pete Murray used to live at the Nottingham Arms pub, a stones throw from the stadium and as such the equivalent of the Boleyn Tavern to West Ham United. Those speedway colours that Stan Stevens mentions were those of Thames Association FC.

The good old days much better than today days then when we were making things now days people are not socialising places of enjoyment are gone now with technology we are becoming dehumanised

Great video, one small criticism, the presenter stood outside west hams new football stadium and didn't mention that Hackney speedway used to be next door!

Unfortunately the book doesn't seem to be in stock anywhere!😮

Loved listening to this, i worked with Suresh at a school in Sandwell, great bloke. Share the same cultural/religious background so very relatable. Will get the book

It's sad that London has no tracks anymore. UK speedway sadly misses teams like Wimbledon, Hackney., West Ham, Newcross ect.

Used to watch a lot of speedway in the 70s as a kid at Brandon stadium, Coventry. Brilliant atmosphere,no trouble. Smell of methanol and Castrol R oil was addictive. Good times.

Brilliant work. My Dad was a West Ham speedway fan. I went with Mum and Dad to the reopening meeting in 1964 and was there for the last Hammers 😭 and Bombers 😥 meetings . I use our race jacket for my avatar on UA-cam. When I think of the negative reaction to having London added to the WHU badge yet the speedway did it to the race jacket in the 60's. Happy memories. Thank you.

it would be nice to go back in time

hello i love your upload can you new cross and wimbledon and looking at where the sradiums where

Fantastic video thanks for sharing big Wimbledon fan from 1960s then Eastbourne great to keep all this heritage

Absolutely amazing video , I am a london speedway fan ,I went to white city and Wimbledon, to young to have gone to west ham . Great to see people keeping the memories alive , thank you so much for your efforts and time great video well done

So good to see Alf Hagen, I remember asking him for his autograph when I was a kid at a grass track meeting, he won every race he went in, that was in about 1958.

Really good i started watching speedway in 1972 at Wimbledon could you maybe do a Wimbledon speedway video as well.I was 10 when i started going & went to Eastbourne later on until recently.

My parents were big fans of the post war West Ham speedway team with my mum being a big fan of Eric Chitty. She even had a 78 single of him singing. Later in the mid-60s I started going myself and was thrilled to be able to follow the treble winning champions: Ken McKinlay, Reg Trott, Sverre Harrfeldt, Brian Leonard, Norman Hunter, Malcolm Simmons, Reg Trott. Great memories of the sights, smells and sounds of the stadium.

Wonderful Documentary, the next legacy of West Ham Licence (and Mike Sampson and Bob Coles) came to Barrow in 1972 and a similar story unfolded - twice! Still a Speedway fan and still glad I got hooked as a schoolchild

I was told many years ago that the pub, the Forest Gate Hotel, was built by an investor because originally that was where Forest Gate station was planned to be. I don't know if that's true but it's a tad funny. Thanks for the video.

My dad had a small factory at Balmoral Mews which I believe was for horses in the late 60s early 70s? Elfes the monumental stonemason was at the entrance. I lived in Manor Park in a house my grandfather owned and I spent a lot of time over Wanstead Flats. Thanks for the informative video.

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I remember joining there as a child and, into my teenage years. I learnt so much from encyclopedias plus, reading detective series. Of course my favourite author was Tolkien and his book the Hobbit. I remember there used to be a policeman on duty at the crossing we called Uncle Mac. So sorry to see its present state, I hope it finds a new role in the Borough for local people.

Where did the trams heading to wanstead flats go? There is no bus service there since the 70s when I was growing up

What a great interview!! I met Ade before the Olympics in London, he was appearing at an event we arrange at Leyton Orient. He's a genuinely lovely man. I was too shy to ask for his autograph or get a photo but I'll always remember how kind he was to me!

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What a brilliant film - really enjoyed it!