'New Tradition' Announced Ahead of Grand National in Liverpool

'New tradition' announced ahead of Grand National in Liverpool

The new event is free for people to attend

Croxteth Hall and Grand National Synergy

The world‑famous Grand National steeplechase owes its very existence to the grand estate of Croxteth Hall and the sporting passion of the Earls of Sefton. The above image shows General Chasse on the Course at Aintree with Trainer and Jockey Holmes (1835) by John Ferneley Snr. (1782–1860). In the background is the course’s original grandstand, designed by Liverpool architect John Foster Jr., which sadly burnt down in 1892. This painting can be vi…