Beacon Park (Plymouth) is the site of a former

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

stadium on the north side of the Beacon Park Road in north

Plymouth Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west. Plymouth ...

; redeveloped into housing called Albion Drive.

Rugby Union

When Devonport Albion merged with Plymouth RFC to become Plymouth Albion R.F.C. they moved into Beacon Park in 1920.

Greyhound racing

Greyhound racing Greyhound racing is an organized, competitive sport in which greyhounds are raced around a track. There are two forms of greyhound racing, track racing (normally around an oval track) and coursing; the latter is now banned in most countries. Tra ...

started on the 5 May 1928 with racing over 525 yards behind a trackless hare. The greyhound racing was independent (unaffiliated to a governing body) and whippet racing was also prominent. New management took over during September 1929 and racing sometimes took place twice on one day at 3pm & 5pm. Racing came to an end on 4 July 1931.

Closure

Plymouth moved out in 2003 and the stadium was sold and redeveloped into a housing estate called Barlow Gardens. The nearby Albion Drive occupies the site of the former Beacon Park reservoir, which was demolished and built on around 2001.

References

{{English greyhound tracks Defunct greyhound racing venues in the United Kingdom Defunct rugby union venues in England Sports venues in Plymouth, Devon