Category Archives: David Morgan

How ‘chums’ and Contemptibles set standards at the Minster

Posted on October 30, 2020 by

Over the coming days, as we head into November and towards  Remembrance Sunday, DAVID MORGAN will be relating some of the stories of the fallen who are commemorated at Croydon Minster In the “old days” – which is now any … Continue reading →

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Cry God for Chichele, the patron who prayed for Agincourt

Posted on October 20, 2020 by

DAVID MORGAN explores how Henry V’s Archbishop came to lend his name to a street in Croydon Residents of Chichele Gardens, part of the Park Hill estate in Croydon, might be in for a surprise when they discover the story … Continue reading →

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BBC radio is returning to capture the music of Croydon Minster

Posted on October 7, 2020 by

DAVID MORGAN on the latest very public endorsement of the quality of the choir and music at Croydon Minster It seems like a lifetime ago now, what with everything that has happened since, but it is 10 months since the … Continue reading →

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Howley’s long and winding road for final journey to Addington

Posted on October 5, 2020 by

DAVID MORGAN’s research into Croydon street names finds that Queen Victoria’s first Archbishop of Canterbury was fondly remembered Howley Road is the road where the Tudor Arch stands at the far end of the church grounds of Croydon Minster. It … Continue reading →

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Archbishop family’s affairs that startled Victorian England

Posted on September 27, 2020 by

What’s the significance of the name of the street where you live? In his latest researches, DAVID MORGAN has discovered one road which reflects the life of an archbishop, ‘the cleverest woman in Europe’, and their remarkable family The residents … Continue reading →

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Check out your street’s name for its historic connections

Posted on September 18, 2020 by

Croydon Minster historian, DAVID MORGAN, discovers that many of the borough’s road names have important links with the place’s history, some going all the way back to a knight of the Elizabethan age Heron Road, CR0 6TW to give it … Continue reading →

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Croydon’s rich history revealed in Minster’s Open House

Posted on September 5, 2020 by

Croydon Minster will be part of this year’s Open House London event on September 19, with two events planned. David Morgan, a regular Inside Croydon contributor, will be leading an outdoor walking tour of the Minster’s lost gravestones at 11.30am. … Continue reading →

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Capt Jim’s job keeping the navy afloat in the Seven Years War

Posted on August 31, 2020 by

MARVELS OF THE MINSTER: In the last of his series on the lost gravestones, DAVID MORGAN tracks down the military record of an 18th-century Croydon resident Hundreds of people walk past the gravestone of Jim Thorp each week. The smooth … Continue reading →

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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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How Elizabeth I’s favourite archbishop became ‘Mr Croydon’

Posted on April 3, 2020 by

Croydon’s history is intertwined with the Archbishops of Canterbury, with six of them buried at Croydon Minster. Here DAVID MORGAN explains how two of the most powerful men in the country managed to survive the turbulent times of Tudor England … Continue reading →

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Minster’s priest who served colleges, court and archbishops

Posted on March 9, 2020 by

The Archbishop’s Palace in Croydon helped to place the town at the centre of church and state affairs throughout some turbulent periods of history, as DAVID MORGAN discovers through the life and work of one medieval figure who was buried … Continue reading →

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Croydon officer remembered in history of New South Wales

Posted on January 1, 2020 by

As the terrible bushfires rage through Australia, some areas affected have strong historical links to Croydon, as DAVID MORGAN, the Minster historian, writes So many memorials inside the old Croydon Parish Church building and in the churchyard have been lost … Continue reading →

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Joy to the world! The history behind BBC’s Christmas service

Posted on December 19, 2019 by

DAVID MORGAN on the undiscovered gem of Croydon Minster, which will be screened around the world on Christmas Eve When the BBC transmission goes live at 11.40pm on Christmas Eve, Croydon Minster will be in the national spotlight. The cameras … Continue reading →

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Reader offer: Guided tour of Croydon Minster’s memorials

Posted on October 22, 2019 by

Inside Croydon is delighted to announce that Croydon Minster’s historian and tour guide, David Morgan, will be conducting a special guided tour in Remembrance Week exclusively for our readers, looking at the memorials in the church to those who gave … Continue reading →

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Until the daybreak Mother: Four-fold tragedy of Croydon family

Posted on October 21, 2019 by

As DAVID MORGAN researched his latest article for Inside Croydon on the history of Croydon Minster, he found in the roll of honour of soldiers lost in the First World War one particularly poignant tragedy – Croydon’s very own version … Continue reading →

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Minster memorials that tell the terrible toll of World Wars

Posted on October 21, 2019 by

Croydon Parish Church, as it was once known, contains memorials to service personnel who died serving their country. DAVID MORGAN guides you on a short  tour of some of them As you walk into the Minster, you do so through … Continue reading →

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