S/2 Catford Cycling Club Lewisham Local History and Archives Centre Lewisham Library, 199-201 Lewisham High Street, London SE13 6LG The following items were received from Mr R Byde, Mr R Reynolds, Mr Lee and Mr H Carrington, of Catford Cycling Club. Introduction The Catford Cycling Club was founded in 1886, originating from an idea by Charles Percival Sisley, during the period when there was an enthusiasm for cycling nationally. It is still flourishing to this day. From the outset, the Club set its sights high, its motto being National-not local. Indeed, by 1890, the Club Prospectus stated that the Club is nothing less than a national institution. Membership was drawn from many parts of the country, and overseas, though most came from South London. The stated aims of the Club were to promote Sport, Road Riding, Racing, Touring, Goodfellowship. It was the first Club to introduce road handicaps open to all amateurs, and international team racing. It was a very active Club, with a wide programme of sporting and social events, the latter being predominant in the winter months. The Club was managed by an elected Executive, which had specific officers to handle each type of cycling event. Initially only men were allowed to become full members, until 1972, though there was a Ladies' Section, who attended social events from the outset. The Old Kittens came into existence as a dinner club for senior members in 1926. There are two published histories of the Club, The first fifty years and the second fifty years, written by E.J. Southcott and R.A. Reynolds respectively, both of which are available in the Local History and Archives Centre. Acquired by: Deposit Access: Open for material listed to ITEM level, for items that are SECTION listed please contact the Local History and Archives Centre to arrange access before visiting. Dates of accession: 11 and 16 July 1968 (A68/29), 10 September 1973 (A73/13), 7 February 1978 (A78/11), 28 April 1984 (A84/14), 30 July 1985 (A85/19), 7 December 1989 (A89/99), 1 November 1990 (A90/34), 14 March 1991 (A91/32). Accession numbers: A68/29 A85/19 A73/13 A89/99 A78/11 A90/34 A84/14 A91/32 Listed: JDO 1995 Covering Dates: 1886-1990 Extent: 10s Page 1
S/2/1 Executive Committee Administration S/2/1/1 Memorandum of Association and Prospectus. 1892 S/2/1/2 Memorandum and Articles of Association. 1896 S/2/1/3 Minute Book. 1886-1887 S/2/1/4 Minute Book. 1888-1890 S/2/1/5 Minute Book. 1891-1894 S/2/1/6 Minute Book. 1894-1896 S/2/1/7 Minute Book. 1901-1905 S/2/1/8 Minute Book. 1905-1910 S/2/1/9 Minute Book. 1910-1919 S/2/1/10 Minute Book. 1919-1922 S/2/1/11 Minute Book. 1922-1926 S/2/1/12 Minute Book. 1926-1929 S/2/1/13 Minute Book. 1929-1936 S/2/1/14 Minute Book. 1936-1949 S/2/1/15 Minute Book. 1954-1956 Page 2
S/2/1/16 Minute Book. 1957-1958 S/2/1/17 Minute Book. 1959 S/2/1/18 Minute Book. 1960 S/2/1/19 Minute Book. 1961-1967 S/2/1/20 Minutes. 1968 S/2/1/21 Minutes. 1969 S/2/1/22 Minutes. 1974-1985 S/2/1/23 Agendas for A.G.M.s and balance sheets. 1890-1973 S/2/1/24 Committee Attendance Book. 1950-1952 S/2/1/25 List of Committee members. 1954-1971 S/2/1/26 Rules Books. 1887-1956 S/2/1/27 Handbooks. 1890-1946 S/2/1/28 Supplements to handbooks. 1949-1950 S/2/1/29 Prospectus of London Sports Co. Ltd. 1897 S/2/1/30 Insurance certificates. 1891 Membership S/2/1/31 Certificates of membership. 1886-1956 Page 3
S/2/1/32 Application forms. 1888-1956 S/2/1/33 Prospectuses with application forms. 1890-1899 S/2/1/34 Correspondence 1888-1961 S/2/1/35 Information regarding membership and Club aims. 1889-1961 S/2/1/36 Recruitment posters. c.1950 S/2/1/37 Partial membership lists. 1953-1959 Miscellaneous S/2/1/38 Notices with entry forms. 1887-1938 S/2/1/39 Fixtures list for Spring. 1954-1957 S/2/1/40 Fixtures list for Summer. 1923-1963 S/2/1/41 Fixtures list for Winter. 1923-1963 S/2/1/42 Lists of prize winners. 1890-1970 S/2/2 Honorary General Secretary S/2/2/1 Correspondence. 1886-1957 S/2/3 Financial Secretary S/2/3/1 Correspondence. 1891 S/2/4 Club Room Secretary S/2/4/1 Correspondence. 1891 Page 4
S/2/5 Captain S/2/5/1 Road events from 1887,including news cuttings and miscellaneous correspondence. 1887-1935 S/2/5/2 Record of the third Season. 1888 S/2/5/3 Correspondence. 1889-1892 S/2/6 Track Secretary S/2/6/1 Notices. 1888-1965 S/2/6/2 Tickets. 1891-1961 S/2/6/3 Programmes for evening meetings. 1887-1967 S/2/6/4 Programmes for Racing Festival. 1889-1920 S/2/6/5 Programmes for weekend races. 1895-1965 S/2/6/6 Programmes for Gold Vase Race. 1896-1899 S/2/6/7 Programmes for Holiday races. 1896-1907 S/2/6/8 Miscellaneous programmes and papers. 1944-1968 S/2/6/9 Programmes for other organisations' races. 1886-1962 S/2/7 S/2/7/1 Open Road Secretary Papers, including programmes, routes, entry lists and results for 50 mile races. 1887-1973 S/2/7/2 Papers for Annual Hill Climb. 1888-1973 Page 5
S/2/7/3 Papers for 24 hours races. 1925-1973 S/2/7/4 Papers for Reliability trials. 1951-1971 S/2/7/5 Record of Open races. 1911-1931 S/2/8 Road Race Secretary S/2/8/1 Papers for long distance road races. 1889-1973 S/2/8/2 Papers for 25 mile races. 1891-1962 S/2/8/3 Papers for Catford vs Addiscombe. 1955-1958 S/2/8/4 Papers for London to Brighton Race. 1957-1972 S/2/9 Massed Start Secretary S/2/9/1 Papers for Anniversary Races. 1961-1965 S/2/10 Social Secretary S/2/10/1 Programmes for the Annual Dinner. 1889-1972 S/2/10/2 General social programmes and notices. 1888-1960 S/2/10/3 Tickets. 1889-1960 S/2/10/4 Dance cards. 1888-1924 S/2/10/5 Correspondence. 1899-1957 S/2/10/6 Lecture programmes. 1942-1953 Page 6
S/2/11 S/2/11/1 Gazette Editor Bound volume of the Monthly Circular, which replaced the Monthly Record. 1888-1892 S/2/11/2 The Monthly Record, loose. 1888-1896 S/2/11/3 Bound volume of the Monthly Record. 1893-1895 S/2/11/4 Bound volume of the Club Gazettes, which replaced the Monthly Record. 1923-1937 S/2/11/5 Bound volume of the Club Gazettes. 1938-1940 S/2/11/6 Bound volume of the Club Gazettes. 1941-1945 S/2/11/7 Bound volume of the Club Gazettes. 1946-1949 S/2/11/8 Bound volume of the Club Gazettes. 1950-1955 S/2/11/8 Club Gazette. 1914 S/2/11/9 Olympic supplement to the Club Gazette. 1920 S/2/11/10 S/2/12 S/2/12/1 Club Newsletters, with 1990 Rules and programme on Catford to Croppa Creek ride. Press Officer Miscellaneous photographs, including group photographs, 1886-1960, dinner groups, 1936-1948, individual cyclists, 1887-1966 and prize winners, 1935-1950s. 1989-1990 1886-1966 S/2/12/2 Framed miniature showing early tricycle (?)and rider. 1888 S/2/12/3 Club photograph. 1897 Page 7
S/2/12/4 Photographs and cuttings relating to J.W. Stacks, winner of 100 km World Championship in 1897. 1895-1937 S/2/12/5 Photographs of cyclists. 1890s-1960 S/2/12/6 Photographs of cyclists. 1922-1960 S/2/12/7 News cuttings. 1887-1965 S/2/12/8 Scrapbook of news cuttings. 1890-1894 S/2/12/9 News cuttings. 1898-1923 S/2/12/10 News cuttings notebook. 1930-1945 S/2/12/11 News cuttings booklet. 1934-1943 S/2/12/12 Scrapbook of news cuttings and photographs. 1949 S/2/13 S/2/13/1 Miscellaneous Miscellaneous, including manuscript notebook, 1887-1891, list of food for camps, 1888 and 1889, community song sheets, 1936, reminiscences, 1936. 1887-1950 S/2/13/2 Miscellaneous cycling journals. 1887-1963 S/2/13/3 Papers concerning runs by individuals 1912-1955 S/2/13/4 Annison Good Fellowship Bowl, list of names. c.1953 S/2/14 Old Kittens S/2/14/1 Correspondence. 1925-1963 Page 8
S/2/14/2 Reunion Dinner Programmes. 1926-1970 Page 9