A Fine Collection of Racing Tickets and Passes, the Property of a North Country Collector

SHROPSHIRE, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury Race Course Co Ltd, 1885, an oval ivory pass, No. 36, pass everywhere, 63 x 50mm, 10.47g (W –; D & W –). Extremely fine and exceptionally rare £800-1,000

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: Bt S.E. Schwer.

Racing first took place in Shrewsbury in 1718 but after various difficulties a new oval racecourse was created in 1832. Shrewsbury races gained the reputation of being fixed and the course was often infested with pickpockets. It therefore came as no surprise when the final meeting took place on 19 October 1887. The site remained unused until it was bought by the Council in 1925 for £8,500 and is now a housing development