The Old College Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club is in

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, Southwark, southeast London, England, to the east off Gallery Road. The "Old College" name was adopted due to its longstanding close association with

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, its president often being the college Master. The club has seven

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s. In 2009, three of the courts were resurfaced with cushioned porous

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. The remaining courts have all-weather macadam surfaces. In 2010, an online booking system was introduced.Nigel Thorpe
Old College Tennis Club enters 21st century
'' Dulwich OnView'', 2 February 2010. Close by are

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and to the west Belair Park.

References

External links

Old College Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club website
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