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Very grateful thanks to Richard English for providing this rare scan.
FIRST MEETING
23rd May 1888 (Hethersett and Norwich Hunt)
8th March 1928 (Hethersett)
SITUATED
Approximately 2 miles from Norwich, close to the village of Hethersett and Hethersett Station.
DISTANCES
2 miles and upwards.
PRINCIPAL RACE
Solihull Chase
WORLD WAR I
Closed for racing from 1914 to 1920.
WORLD WAR II
Closed and did not reopen after the War.
FACT
Campfield won the Open Hunters Chase in 1914.
QUESTION
What could Campfield rightly be called a course specialist in 1920 and 1921?
CURRENT SITUATION
No evidence of the previous existence of a racecourse, but merely fields.
LAST MEETING
4th May 1939
If you have :-
a favourite memory of this racecourse;
photos or a postcard of the course;
a members badge from the course, either to sell or as a scan;
then email me at johnslusar@fsmail.net and I will include the details on this site together with an acknowledgement for you.
Date ---- Credits Not for sale