Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(UK society) the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, South Kensington, London, held in 1886 and visited by more than five million people.

1886		Referee 8 Aug. in Ware (1909) 85/1: The Colinderies was patronized by no fewer than 81,516 people, making a total since the opening of 2,240,536.
1886		Western Times 11 Nov. 4: Vistors to the Colinderies. The total number of visitors [...] up to the close to-night was 5,550,749.
1889		Dover Express 6 Sept. 7/2: Mr Thomas Wardle [...] honorably distinguihsed for his services in connection with the Silk Culture Court at the ‘Colinderies’ in 1886.