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Sports Archive.
Dents Meadow, Race Course
11486c
Last Updated:
20 Nov 2024
Horse
Home Teams & Clubs:
Opened:
Closed:
1861
1865
Reclaimed
Condition:
Ryton
54.968303, -1.717647
From 1861 until 1865 the races were held on Dent's Meadow island in the River Tyne (HER 11552). Horses were walked across to the island from Lemington. Spectators crossed from Blaydon on a bridge made of barges.
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