Category Archives: Surrey Street

Banksy warns: do not trade with this Croydon art dealer

Posted on October 10, 2019 by

When Bansky’s largest ever art installation was unveiled on Church Street earlier this month, one of the first to appear on the scene to try to claim some undeserved credit for the street artist’s appearance in Croydon was the council … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Jo Negrini, Rise Gallery, Surrey Street, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Banksy takes on big business through his Croydon store

Posted on October 1, 2019 by

A statement issued by street artist Banksy this afternoon confirmed that his Gross Domestic Product store in a disused carpet shop on Church Street in the town centre is indeed his work, and that it is in effect a showroom … Continue reading →

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Banksy sets up shop in Surrey Street with Stormzy stab vest

Posted on October 1, 2019 by

Banksy, probably the world’s best-known living artist, notorious for his thought-provoking and often temporary art installations, has set up shop in Surrey Street. The artist has taken over a previously empty retail premises at the Church Street end of the … Continue reading →

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Street market licences fall by 87% after council ‘improvements’

Posted on August 14, 2019 by

The number of casual licences issued to stall-holders to trade on Surrey Street Market has fallen by 87 per cent since one of council leader Tony Newman’s closest colleagues at the Town Hall shut down the ancient market to squander … Continue reading →

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Hipsterdom is alive and thriving at £8 per pint in Surrey Street

Posted on July 3, 2019 by

Go on a pub crawl, said the editor. Find the dark heart of hipster wankerdom in Croydon, where beer is overpriced and the sandwiches chewy and taste odd, he said. Play ping pong, or shuffleboard, came the brief. As you … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Ken Towl, Pubs, Restaurants, Surrey Street | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

Internet can’t replace real life shopping in Surrey Street

Posted on April 30, 2019 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: With Debenhams the latest Centrale department store battling for survival, reader LEWIS WHITE offers his views on the blight that is the modern, online retail experience Hindsight says that it’s a pity that Centrale was ever built. Whitgift … Continue reading →

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Developers get green light for 60 flats on Matthew’s Yard

Posted on April 11, 2019 by

Developers have been give the green light to demolish Matthew’s Yard off Surrey Street, and to develop a multi-use building including 60 flats – 18 of which will be “affordable” – and a purpose-built arts and music venue. A unanimous … Continue reading →

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