Aintree Collection

Bechers Ghost - the Grand National
The ghost of Captain Becher watches as horses and jockeys jump over Bechers Brook during the Grand National at Aintree. 1930

Some Grand National
A number of jockeys who were expected to ride in the 1938 Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree " walking the plank" at the famous Bechers Brook

Grand National Waterjump
Horses and riders leap over the water jump on the Grand National course at Aintree in 1897. The winner, Manifesto is seen in the lead

Father O Flynn winning Grand National
Father O Flynn (the name of the horse) winning the Grand National at Aintree, at 20-1 ridden by Captain Roddy Owen. 1892

The Grand Idea, by H. M. Bateman
A humorous illustration showing the commotion caused by a jockey jumping through a hedge at Aintree rather than over it. Bateman (1887-1970)

Edward VII at Aintree
The King, Edward VII, in the paddock at Aintree Racecourse for the 1905 Grand National. A horse and jockey are led past the crowd

Photographs of the Grand National, including two falls, and group clearing Becher's Brook. Captioned, The Grand National: Luck - Good and Bad - Round the Course'

Caricature illustrations of jockeys, owners and trainers, the 1925 Grand National. Captioned, "National "Notabilities, Who will win the Grand National? Illustrations by The Tout'

Poster, RAC British Grand Prix, Aintree, Liverpool, sponsored by the Daily Telegraph, Saturday 16 July 1955 Date: 1955

Picknickers at the fences at Aintree - Grand National
The Grand National Steeplechase being over, the public at once invade that part of the course that is out in the country. They utilise the jumps

Piper PA-23 Apache G-ASHC
Piper PA-23-160 Apache G-ASHC Crashed 21 March 1964 at Melling, near Aintree village, on Grand National Day, killing all five persons on board (pilot and four passengers)

Hartleys Jam Works, Aintree, Merseyside - Box-making Dept
Hartleys Jam Works, Aintree, Merseyside - The Box-making Department, capable of making 3000 boxes daily! The boxes being manufactured here are for exporting to America where they term the jars as

Motor racing Aintree, England
Jean Behra in a factory Maserati Lightweight 250F at the British Grand Prix, Aintree, England 20th July 1957. Date: 1957

Grand National at Aintree by Gilbert Holiday
The steeplechase horse race, the Grand National, run at Aintree, Liverpool showing the Canal Turn which provides many thrills

W. P. Hartleys Aintree Works - Grading Seville oranges
W. P. Hartleys Aintree Works - Women workers grading and classifying Seville oranges and selecting those good enough for Hartley s. Date: circa 1906

The Great Water Joke by H. M. Bateman
Cartoon by H. M. Bateman showing horses and their jockeys finding that the other side of a water jump is substantially higher than the side from where they took off

The Prince of Wales stand, Aintree Grand National, 1923
The view point for the Grand National, as prepared for the Prince of Wales(later Edward VIII, then Duke of Windsor) in 1923. Building a new stand: showing a pontoon bridge connected with it

A trench periscope at Aintree, WW1
Soldiers on leave from the front watch the Grand National at Aintree in a novel manner by using a trench periscope to look over the racecourse crowd. Date: 1915

The Outsider by H. H. Harris
Humorous illustration showing an episode during the Grand National at Aintree - as all the jockeys and their mounts take a jump

Society at Grand National Meeting at Aintree - 28th March, 1930. Mr Bailey, Lady Ursula Filmer and Lady Serena James at the meeting. Date: 1930

Grand National Course
Bird s-eye view of the Grand National steeplechase at Aintree in Liverpool, featuring photographs of recent winners from turn of the century

Thrills & Spills / Holiday
A dramatic illustration by equestrian & sporting artist, Gilbert Holiday showing the thrills and perils of the annual Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree

Beechers Brook
A horse and his rider take a tumble at the infamous Beechers Brook on the Grand National course at Aintree

Gone Around / Holiday
A horse and jockey take a tumble at the water jump on the Grand National course at Aintree in Liverpool, showing that its any horses race

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