Category Archives: David Morgan

Written in stone: the Cazalet family’s long links with Croydon

Posted on August 11, 2020 by

MARVELS OF THE MINSTER: An aristocratic family which made its wealth through trading with Russia and India had members who came to live in Waddon at the start of the 19th Century. And the evidence is right under your feet, … Continue reading →

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Huguenot family who rose through the church and Empire

Posted on July 19, 2020 by

MARVELS OF THE MINSTER: In his latest delve into the vaults of local history, DAVID MORGAN unveils a tale that includes a gravestone used as a pavement slab in the churchyard, the Huguenots, the Chapel of St James’ Palace, a … Continue reading →

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Minster embraces Zoom and YouTube in response to covid

Posted on June 28, 2020 by

Croydon’s 1,000-year-old parish church has embraced 21st Century digital technology during the coronavirus lockdown to share worship and provide support for its congregation,  writes DAVID MORGAN Rev Dr Andrew Bishop, the priest in charge of Croydon Minster, knows how rapidly … Continue reading →

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How Samuel Hemmans helped give Napoleon the Elba…

Posted on June 26, 2020 by

MARVELS OF THE MINSTER: Many gravestones and memorials were lost when the area around Croydon’s parish church was redesigned in the 1960s to allow the construction of the Roman Way dual carriageway. One such stone commemorated the Hemmans family. DAVID … Continue reading →

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No stone left unturned in search for Samuel Johnson’s grave

Posted on June 7, 2020 by

MARVELS OF THE MINSTER: In his latest journey through the vaults of Croydon history, DAVID MORGAN looks at the lifetime of an officer in the era of the Duke of Wellington and the Peninsular War When the churchyard of Croydon … Continue reading →

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Church organist became recording star of the Roaring Twenties

Posted on May 17, 2020 by

MARVELS OF THE MINSTER: In his latest trawl through the archives, DAVID MORGAN unearths the story of how the organist of what was then known as Croydon Parish Church enjoyed a career as one of the country’s foremost performers F … Continue reading →

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All hail to the ale! Raise your Toby jug to celebrate VE Day

Posted on May 8, 2020 by

  The ingeniousness of Inside Croydon readers knows no ends. First, David Morgan digs out the story behind a prolific 18th-century poet and lyricist, Francis Fawkes. Fawkes happened to be the curate of Croydon parish church – known these days … Continue reading →

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The curate of Croydon best known for his drinking song

Posted on May 3, 2020 by

In his latest discovery from Croydon Minster, DAVID MORGAN has found in the vaults how one of the parish’s priests became a celebrated poet whose work might still be heard in a popular song of the last century When the … Continue reading →

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Howzat! Geary’s Minster wedding saw Surrey bats raised high

Posted on April 13, 2020 by

Across the country, cricketers of all standards would normally have been going through their paces, getting their eye in, in their last net before the start of the season. For Surrey CCC, it was to have marked a very special … Continue reading →

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From Civil War to rebellion, Croydon’s bishops to the fore

Posted on April 5, 2020 by

Upon his death in 1604, John Whitgift became the second Archbishop of Canterbury to be buried at Croydon Parish Church. Here, DAVID MORGAN relates how a further four of the most powerful churchmen in England would be laid to rest … Continue reading →

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