7.2 printing, picture or prints

BDNNM:2014-115

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BDNNM:2014-115

postcard - black and white - Bridgnorth and Wheatland Hunt steeple chase meeting. Horse racing had taken place on Morfe Common 1717 - 1811, Innage 1812-1830, Tasley 1830-39, then less frequently. Occasionally races took place at Cross Lane Head and Quatford. Farlow and Trumper 'Around Bridgnorth' attribute these scenes to c.1910 at Tasley. The grandstand shows the refreshment room to the left of the picture. Published by Colin McMichael, Bridgnorth. He ran a grocers and stationers at 32 High Street.

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