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BRIGHTON RACE COURSE

The original photograph, of which this is a copy, was taken on Easter Monday, 1 April 1861. The occasion was the Easter Volunteer Field Day, attended by a force of between 7,000 and 8,000 men who formed up the Level and then marched by way of Marine Parade and Whitehawk Hill Road to the Race Hill. The parade, under the command of Lord Ranelagh, then marched along the course past the Grand Stand. The officers can be seen in the photograph. The Grand Stand shown here was the second stand. The original building, erected in 1798, was a shabby wooden building, which was purchased by the Race Committee in 1849. Soon afterwards it was replaced by the stand shown in the photograph, which of course, has long disappeared.

Image Reference: JG_27_137.tif
Date: 1861
Image Details: Copy
Size of Original: 207x151
Place: Brighton
Additional Information: No comment

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