The Old Racecourse
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Old Racecourse by Mick Garratt as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
The Old Racecourse
Image: © Mick Garratt Taken: 15 Mar 2009
Horse racing on Low Moor dates from the seventeenth century. As a racecourse it was abandoned in 1891 as the bends were too tight for the modern racehorses being selectively bred. It is now Open Access Land comprising rough grassland and is still used for exercising horses. The Old Grandstand was built in 1775 by public subscription and designed by John Carr, perhaps better known for his Grandstand at York. It had a colonnaded first lower storey and an upper storey with glazed doors opening onto a balcony which commanded views down the whole course. It is actually located in the adjacent square Image
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
54.414635
Longitude
-1.753119