Richmond Racecourse

The former racecourse is located to the north-west of Richmond town on Low Moor ( a name it was sometimes referred to as), and its elevation is 847 ft. The grandstand was paid for by public subscription, being erected in 1775, and it is believed to be the work of architect John Carr, who also designed the grandstands at Doncaster and York. The land at Low Moor was levelled "at great public expense". Horse-racing had been held in the environs of Richmond since at least 1576 (usually on High Moor), and by 1765, had moved to Low Moor, though racing had been conducted at Gatherley in 1516 (Gatherley is 5 mi to the east of the town). Christopher Rokeby, who spied on the Scottish court and Mary,…