Northampton University and old racecourse: aerial 2014
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Northampton University and old racecourse: aerial 2014
Image: © Chris Taken: 2 Jul 2014
St. Georges Avenue campus. The Racecourse comprises about 118 acres and is now a recreation ground. It once staged regular horse racing meetings, but these ceased in 1904 owing to the high accident rate due to the sharp turns on the course. Picture taken from about 3,000 ft by the "Child with the Dandelion Clock": Image
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Image Location
Latitude
52.25113
Longitude
-0.889457