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Originally Posted by eastsussexred
Confirmation in The Denbighshire Archives that the first Mold Road grandstand was already in existence in 1848.
Around this time, The Turf Tavern was also briefly re-named as The Grandstand. Soon after- probably around early to mid 1850's, The Turf Hotel was built as an extension onto the existing Turf Tavern
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So I guess that our first match ever was witnessed by people sat down. Most likely that we were the first football club to have seated spectators.Yet another historic fact that the racecourse and club holds.