Fence 15 – The Chair Height: , preceded by a 6 ft (1.83 m) wide ditch This fence is the site of the accident that claimed the only human life in the National's history: in 1862, Joe Wynne fell here and died from his injuries, although a coroner's inquest revealed that the rider was in a gravely weakened condition through consumption.Liverpool Daily Post 15 March 1862 This brought about the ditch on the take-off side of the fence in an effort to slow the horses on approach. The fence was the location where a distance judge sat in the earliest days of the race. On the second circuit, he would record the finishing order from his position and declare any horse that had not passed him before the previous runner passed the finishing post as "distanced", meaning a non-finisher. The practice was done away with in the 1850s, but the monument where the chair stood is still there. The ground on the landing side is six inches higher than on the takeoff side, creating the opposite effect to the drop at Becher's. The fence was originally known as the Monument Jump, but "The Chair" came into more frequent use in the 1930s. Today it is one of the most popular jumps on the course for spectators.
FEnce 15 – THe CHaiR heiGht: , preceDed bY A 6 ft (1.83 m) wiDE dItCh this fEnCe iS tHe site OF ThE AccIdeNt tHAt clAimed thE onLY hUman liFe In thE naTional's hiStoRy: iN 1862, joE WyNnE FelL Here ANd dieD FroM his inJuries, AlThOUgh a coroNer's iNqUEst reVeAleD thAt the rIdEr was iN a GraveLy wEaKeneD CONdition THRough CONsumptIoN.LiverpOOl daiLy PoSt 15 MaRch 1862 this bRouGHT About The DitCH oN tHe tAKE-Off side oF THe feNcE In an Effort To slow ThE HorsEs On apPRoach. thE fence was tHe LocatiOn wHEre a diStAncE jUdge sat in tHe EARlIEst DAys of tHe RacE. On The second CiRCuit, hE would RecorD the finiShIng oRder From his pOsITION aNd decLarE any horSe tHAt hAd Not pASseD hiM bEfoRE the preViOuS runnEr paSsEd The finiSHing post AS "distanced", Meaning a NoN-finisHeR. the praCtiCe was donE AWAy wiTh in the 1850s, bUt thE MonUment wHere tHE Chair StoOD Is StIlL thERE. tHe gROUnd On the laNding sIDE is SIX incHeS higher THAn on tHe takEoff SIDe, creAtinG the OPposITE EfFEct to tHe DroP at bechEr'S. The fencE wAs oriGinally knOWn as the monUment juMP, but "tHE chaIr" came iNto moRE FreqUEnt Use in THe 1930s. tOday It is oNe of ThE most poPular JUMpS ON the cOUrse fOR spEcTATOrs.