Oratavia

[local_lass]

Hi all.

Is there anyone who can tell me anything about the house that once stood on the site of Sandown School. I understand that it was called Oratavia and that during the mid 1900s behind the house was used as a race track for bikes. Its the house im interested in. Does anyone have any pictures as none exist in the local history books.

LL

[jean_utting_btinternet_com]

hello,
My Husband thinks there was only woodland where sandown school.
is now,
as he used to ride for the local cycle speedway team,
behind sandown school,
it was called arvy tarvi

[Geoff]

There has been quite a few posts about Oratavia and the speedway on our message boards before.

Try searching the forums with the word "speedway" and you should find the threads. Also a photo of the old Ridge Eagles team if I remember correctly.

Geoff