Volunteers believe they have found evidence of a grandstand at Cleeve Hill.
Volunteers from the Gloucestershire Archaeology society have been looking for evidence using geophysical surveysAmateur archaeologists have been surveying fields in search of "the original" Cheltenham racecourse.
Volunteers from the Gloucestershire Archaeology society have been using geophysical surveys to examine the site - looking for evidence of both the wooden and stone grandstands - for the past seven years.Historian David Aldred said the stone grandstand was used until around 1840 and had been "splendid" - with a restaurant and coffee bar.
But it is thought the stone grandstand was dismantled as horseracing became less popular, and the stone was recycled. "Now we're trying to see if it's possible to locate the remains of the wooden bandstand," Mr Cox, secretary of Gloucestershire Archaeology, said."It went around in a big left handed sweep, it was a figure of eight and ran for eight furlongs ."It is believed the original wooden grandstand burnt down in 1829 - and a new stone structure was built to replace it
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