Uxendon Shooting School Club

The Uxendon Shooting School Club was a club devoted to shooting sports located in Preston, in what is now the borough of Brent in London, England. It was between the Wealdstone Brook and Barn Hill, roughly where Alverstone Road is now. It hosted the trap shooting events for the 1908 Summer Olympics.

References

British History of the 1908 Summer Olympics. - accessed 8 July 2010.
1908 Summer Olympics official report. p. 39. - accessed 8 July 2010.
South Kenton and Preston Park Residents Association area information. - accessed 8 July 2010.

External links

The 1908 Olympic Games in Brent - includes map and description

Venues of the 1908 Summer Olympics

All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Bisley Ranges Franco-British Exhibition Fencing Grounds Henley Royal Regatta Hurlingham Club Northampton Institute Prince's Skating Club Queen's Club Solent Southampton Water Uxendon Shooting School Club White City Stadium

Olympic venues in shooting

1896: Kallithea 1900: Boulogne-Billancourt, Satory 1908: Bisley Ranges, Uxendon Shooting School Club 1912: Råsunda IP 1920: Beverloo Camp, Hoogboom Military Camp 1924: Camp de Châlons, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Le Stade Olympique Reims, Le Stand de Tir de Versailles 1932: Los Angeles Police Pistol Range 1936: Wannsee Shooting Range 1948: Bisley National Rifle Association Ranges 1952: Huopalahti, Malmi Rifle Range 1956: Royal Australian Air Force, Laverton Air Base, Williamstown 1960: Cesano Infantry School Range, Lazio Pigeon Shooting Stand, Umberto I Shooting Range 1964: Asaka Shooting Range, Tokorozawa Shooting Range 1968: Vicente Suárez Shooting Range 1972: Schießanlage 1976: Olympic Shooting Range, L'Acadie 1980: Dynamo Shooting Range 1984: Prado Regional Park 1988: Taenung International Shooting Range 1992: Mollet del Vallès Shooting Range 1996: Wolf Creek Shooting Complex 2000: Sydney International Shooting Centre 2004: Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre 2008: Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field, Beijing Shooting Range Hall 2012: Royal Artillery Barracks 2016: Olympic Shooting Centre 2020: Asaka Shooting Range

Coordinates: 51°34′21″N 0°17′8″W / 51.57250°N 0.28556°W / 51.57250; -0.28556

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