Photographs by Chris Jones

The places in the books

Ascot, where the racing in the novels so often ends up, and Lambourn, the Berkshire village where a great many of the horses are actually trained. Photographed and annotated for the reading group.

Ascot Racecourse

Main entrance gate to the stands.

Ascot police station, across the road. The sign reads "Her Majesty's representatives' car park".

Grandstand from the Winkfield Road entrance.

Grandstand from the last fence to the run in.

Finishing post and the Royal box (Yellowish, bay fronted building seen through the frame for jockeys' names.)

The course seen from in front of the Grandstand.

Grandstand seen from Swinley Bottom.

Ascot High Street as seen from the corner of the Winkfield Road. The course is behind the buildings on the right.

Lambourn

Chievely Service Station which is on the M4, the main roadway from London to Wales, and is very close to "horse country".

Sign: "Valley of the Racehorse"

First view of Lambourn from a hill-top with very little parking space on a narrow, winding road.

Lambourn

Church of St Michael and All Angels

Inside view of Church of St Michael and All Angels

These are the "gallops" where the race-horses practise.

Lambourn

Lambourn