Colwall Park Racecourse
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Colwall Park Racecourse was a British horse racing venue which operated from 1900 to 1939. It was known as one of England’s prettiest racecourses.[1]
The course was designed by journalist and
The course was situated at Brook Farm on the Barton Court Estate, near to the village railway station and was established by Roland Cave-Brown-Cave, a local man who had married the widowed daughter of the estate's owners.[2] He built the nearby hotel, which still exists. The first meeting was held on Thursday 10 May 1900.[3] Meetings were held annually, with the main races being the Herefordshire Open Hunters Steeplechase and Colwall Stewards Hurdle.
Cave-Brown-Cave was reputedly not very good in business, and by 1915 the course was in financial trouble. As a result, the estate, including the racecourse, was auctioned off and bought by J. Scott Bowden.
During the
Nowadays, the area where the racecourse was is arable farmland and there is little visual trace of its existence,[3] except for the concrete base of one of the stands and a short stretch of running rail. One of the Tote buildings is now a lunchroom on a local estate.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Lost Racecourses 3: Colwall Park - 75th Anniversary of Royal Winner". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Neve, Nicholas. "National Hunt Racing at Colwall Park Racecourse (Part One)" (PDF). Colwall Village Society Newsletter: January 2013. Colwall Village Society. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Colwall Park Racecourse". Greyhound Derby. Retrieved 19 September 2019.