Epsom Downs Racecourse the suffragette Emily Davison threw herself in front of King George V's horse Anmer, bringing him down. Davison was badly injured and died four days later. In 1952 the racecourse was featured extensively in the film "Derby Day" set around the 1952 Epsom Derby. In 2009 the racecourse opened the new Duchess's Stand. It has a capacity of 11,000 and has a 960 m² (10 000 sq ft) hall. It can be used for banqueting, conferences and exhibitions. The estimated cost of the new stand, which was built by Willmott Dixon, was £23.5 million. On 4 June 2011, in their
The Suffragette Oak were: After winning the Scottish Tree of the Year award the Woodland Trust nominated the Suffragette Oak for the 2016 European Tree of the Year award. Other 2016 nominees were: In October 2017 the tree was damaged during Storm Ophelia and, as a result of the damage, Glasgow City Council had to reduce its height and the canopy. The off-cuts were gifted to the Glasgow Women's Library and will be used to create items available for purchase by the public that will celebrate the efforts of the suffragettes. The Suffragette Oak The Suffragette Oak is a sessile oak tree (Quercus