Guess the Place

[MartinR]

Interesting.  When you have more information John, please post it.  What, for instance, was its correct name?  I'd looked on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_racecourses but couldn't see anything.

[johnfilmer]

You have it JW, on top of the Downs, next to the Faversham Road.


Interestingly (to me at least) various forebears lived at Woodside Green, the hamlet on the right, others at West Street, the group of houses to the north, and more at Flint Barn Farm, just off to the left of these views.


I’ve yet to find other references to races, but haven’t looked very hard!


Edit.. just checked with Mr Google, and it was a greyhound racing track from 1840’s. Will look further.


Back to you JW.

[John Walker]

Next to Rushmore Wood, North of Lenham.


51.249790638728015, 0.7205437377577623

Interestingly, the footpaths still show on this 2013 view.

[DaveTheTrain]

Is that Wye racecourse, the road being Olantigh Road.  If so the wood shown top left is Well Shave Wood.

[johnfilmer]

“Lost” race course JW, and Charing is at the bottom of the hill...

[John Walker]

Charing Racecourse?

[johnfilmer]

Not as far as Ashford, and on a bigger hill than you find in the town.

[MartinR]

Would that take us to Ashford?

[johnfilmer]

Go ESE from Maidstone...
On top of a hill.

[John Walker]

Maidstone area?

[johnfilmer]

I have gone back to a map GTP again. Its cropped back to avoid easy connections with named places nearby, but I thought a lost Race Course worthy of the game.
Mid Kent. Modern field shape is almost the same.

Map is from nls, 25inch OS, 1896/7

[Beachbum]

Spot on johnfilmer....
So next door is The Artillery Arms Pub.
Lovely internally restoration done.
Over to you.............

[MartinR]

Well after that decent address from John it hardly seems worth dropping in the references, but here goes, as usual:

• Grid: TR 37793 64626
• Code: CT11 9LF
• WGS84: 51°19'52"N 001°24'44"E or 51.33098,001.412116

[johnfilmer]

The Old Parish Hall, 41 Royal Road, Ramsgate?

[Beachbum]

Stay in Thanet Diapason.
When I say nearby, next to in fact.............