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Richmond Racecourse

1765 establishments in England1891 disestablishments in EnglandDefunct horse racing venues in EnglandRichmond, North YorkshireSports venues completed in 1765
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Richmond Racecourse Grandstand. geograph.org.uk 138297
Richmond Racecourse Grandstand. geograph.org.uk 138297

Richmond Racecourse was a British horse racing track situated at Richmond, North Yorkshire at first High Moor, then Low Moor, from 1765 to 1776. It was last used for horse racing in 1891. The grandstand, believed to have been designed by John Carr, is now the oldest surviving stone-built public grandstand in the world.

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