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Brighton Racecourse

On 26th - 27th July 1783, a group of leading inhabitants, including the Duke of Cumberland, organised the first Brighton Races.

  • A chequered and sometimes unsavoury past

    A chequered and sometimes unsavoury past

    Please note that this text is an extract from a reference work written in 1990.  As a result, some of ...
  • A child's eye view from the 1930s

    A child's eye view from the 1930s

    Elm Grove was one of the main routes to the Race Course and on race days was thronged with race ...
  • Aerial view 1991

    Aerial view 1991

  • Brighton Racecourse

    Brighton Racecourse

    Visits from a distant relative One of our distant relatives from London would come to visit us in August, more interested ...
  • Brighton Racecourse

    Brighton Racecourse

    Beautiful racehorses Horses are one of my favourite animals, so it is lovely to see the beautiful racehorses. We walk up ...
  • Development and improvements

    Development and improvements

    Please note that this text is an extract from a reference work written in 1990.  As a result, some of ...
  • From Brian's 2010 Brighton and Hove tour

    From Brian's 2010 Brighton and Hove tour

    One of our distant relatives from London would come to visit us in August, more interested in going to the ...
  • Images from the 19th Century and the 1960s

    Images from the 19th Century and the 1960s

  • James Dowsett

    James Dowsett

    Brighton racecourse bookmaker James Dowsett was my grandfather, and one of the ‘original’ bookies at Brighton Racecourse. My father was his ...
  • Lemonade in the 1920s

    Lemonade in the 1920s

    At every meeting he was there. With a large, white enamel bucket in one hand and a smaller bucket in ...
  • The first stand erected in 1788

    The first stand erected in 1788

    Please note that this text is an extract from a reference work written in 1990.  As a result, some of ...
  • The thrill of the chase

    The thrill of the chase

    Brighton Racecourse is not the most popular racetrack, but this to me is one of its attractions. The lack of huge ...
  • View from the kitchen window

    View from the kitchen window

    I lived between the Whitehawk Estate and the Sheepcote valley in the early 1960s. I can remember walking up the road, ...
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