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Places of interest in SE21
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The grandstand which still stands on the site (albeit now boarded up) is the original one dating from 1891. In the 1890's there was a cinder athletics track inside the cycle track, and tennis courts within that. The tennis courts later became the site of a football/rugby pitch, but the track centre is now only used for cyclo-cross races.
Bourgeois and Desenfans attempted to sell the collection to other nations but were unsuccessful and instead sold small pieces to fund the purchase of further important works, keeping the collection in London. After the death of Desenfans in 1807, Bourgeois contacted the British Museum about bequeathing the collection on his own death, but was put off by the attitude of the Museum's trustees. Upon Sir Francis Bourgeois's death in 1811, he bequeathed the collection to Dulwich College (then part of a larger charity, Alleyn's College of God's Gift) and Dulwich Picture Gallery was founded by the terms of his will.
The 'resident band' for the circuses was led by Charles Shadwell and the signature tune Down with the Curtain always introduced the proceedings.
The last greyhound meeting was held on 25 September 1987.[4]
Information by Wikipedia.com
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