The Race Stand, Forest Racecourse

A Memory of Nottingham.

My 5x great grandfather, William Roper, Keeper of the Forest, lived at the racestand (LHS of the photograph) from ca. 1813-1852.
During the Pentrich Rebellion of 1817 a mob who were intent in breaking into the racestand to remove weapons stored there were prevented from doing so by William Roper.
The race stand was erected in 1777 and was demolished, I think, during the 1930s.
Are there any photographs in the Francis Frith collection showing a more complete view of the race stand?


Added 23 January 2011

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