pagoda style building

[mjandrews96]

when I lived in catford s.e london in the 1960/70's there was a pagoda style building in a road that was near the south circular in catford I think it was sportsbank st I know this street was the original home of the catford cycling club .. was the pagoda-like building anything to do with them?? any info or photos on this building in catford would be welcome

[Octavius]

The Catford Cycling Club was founded in 1886 and rose to European prominence. In 1894 they built their own track south of Brownhill Road complete with a magnificient Pagoda grandstand. Due to the growing unrest throughout the World and later The Boer War, interest in the club and its track waned. It was decided to sell off the track in 1900 to property developers although the grandstand frontage remained until the 1960's. By the 1950s the majority of the track had been built over yet the club still flourishes to this day.

For images, you could try contacting the club, or the local history society (usually in the library).