DERBYSHIRE, Derby, Derby County Stand Club, 1887, a hollow gilt badge of six-pointed star shape, racehorse galloping left, back stamped 277, 30mm, 8.49g. Extremely fine; with original gold and brown ribbon and bar [this detached] £100-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of Racing Tickets and Passes, the Property of a North Country Collector.

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Provenance: Bamfords Auction (Derby), 15 December 2010, lot 1.

Racing was held on a variety of courses on the outskirts of Derby in the 18th century, most notably at The Holmes, where a ‘handsome and commodious’ grandstand was built. The coming of the railway meant that racing moved to Little Chester in 1848 and a grandstand was erected in 1852. The venue was also used by the South Derbyshire Cricket Club from 1863 and county cricket was played there from 1871, and by Derby County Football Club from 1884 to 1895. The final race meeting was held in August 1939, following which the land was requisitioned for military use