EAW009426 ENGLAND (1947). Redcar, a Race Meeting at Redcar Racecourse, 1947
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| Title | [EAW009426] Redcar, a Race Meeting at Redcar Racecourse, 1947 |
| Reference | EAW009426 |
| Date | 17-August-1947 |
| Link | |
| Place name | REDCAR |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 460481, 524281 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -1.0634774292687, 54.609945803011 |
| National Grid Reference | NZ605243 |
Pins
 This starting gate was where the end of Lucerne Road is now. |
 GGSS |
Tuesday 15th of July 2014 10:30:48 AM |
| This was a wooden bridge over the railway line.
I used to stand on it as steam trains went under it. Very noisy, smelly and sooty. |
GGSS |
Tuesday 15th of July 2014 10:27:58 AM |
| Redcar Racecourse, which replaced less formal racing on the beach, dates from 1872; a potted history can be found at http://www.redcarracing.co.uk/about/history. |
Fantasma |
Monday 14th of April 2014 10:17:16 AM |
| Stables |
Fantasma |
Monday 14th of April 2014 10:12:47 AM |
| Parade ring. |
Fantasma |
Wednesday 2nd of April 2014 09:22:25 PM |
| Start tapes (one of several sets shown) |
Fantasma |
Wednesday 2nd of April 2014 09:21:26 PM |
| LNER tank locomotive |
Fantasma |
Wednesday 2nd of April 2014 09:19:40 PM |
| Bowling green |
Fantasma |
Tuesday 1st of April 2014 08:22:57 PM |
| Borough Park |
Fantasma |
Tuesday 1st of April 2014 08:21:24 PM |
| Allotment gardens. |
Fantasma |
Tuesday 1st of April 2014 08:18:08 PM |
| Redcar Railway Station - it would be renamed Redcar Central in 1951. |
Fantasma |
Tuesday 1st of April 2014 08:16:35 PM |
| West Dyke Road |
Fantasma |
Monday 24th of March 2014 09:56:57 PM |
| Railway goods shed |
Fantasma |
Monday 24th of March 2014 09:55:56 PM |
| Cemetery |
Fantasma |
Monday 24th of March 2014 09:53:34 PM |
| Station Road |
Fantasma |
Monday 24th of March 2014 09:50:38 PM |
| Redcar Pier |
 Class31 |
Friday 10th of January 2014 11:01:05 PM |
See the Wiki for image EPW038940 for a potted history of this pier. |
Fantasma |
Thursday 10th of April 2014 10:12:57 PM |
| Cinema |
RonWil |
Tuesday 5th of November 2013 09:01:06 AM |
This building is all that remains of Coatham Pier and at the date of this image it was called the ''New Pavilion Theatre''. It did not become the ''Regent Cinema'' until 1964. The Wiki for image EPW038940 includes a potted history of Coatham Pier. |
Fantasma |
Thursday 10th of April 2014 10:11:59 PM |
| Town Clock |
RonWil |
Tuesday 5th of November 2013 09:00:17 AM |
User Comment Contributions
I can say that I have skied completely round Redcar racecourse sometime around 1979. It must have snowed quite heavily on the coast and there was a sufficient snow cover that I was able to make this trip using my cross country skis. I wasn't on the racecourse but on the pavements of the public roads surrounding the course. |
Class31 |
Thursday 8th of May 2014 11:43:51 PM |
The date given for this image is incorrect. The 17th August 1947 was a Sunday and Sunday racing did not start in England until a Doncaster meeting in 1992. Contemporary newspapers show that meetings at Redcar were held on the 18th and 19th August 1947In the absence of further information, I suggest that the most likely date was the 17th. |
Fantasma |
Monday 14th of April 2014 10:25:14 AM |
And a circus is in town. |
Class31 |
Friday 10th of January 2014 08:44:23 AM |