 The Gymnasium and The Charles Wright Room, were part of a 1936 building extension, through the demolition of two adjacent College-owned houses, funded by endowment funds, an Appeal Fund, and the Board of Education.The Gymnasium was an adjunct to new College playing fields at Canon's Park, Edgware, that were already used for physical training and sports.The introduction of gymnastics followed a "national interest in physical training – stimulated by the efforts of the European dictatorships in this direction".