Tag Archives: Addiscombe Cycling Club

The day Norwood-born Burke defeated Hitler’s Germany

Posted on May 26, 2024 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: The trawl through the Minster archives for Croydon’s Olympic deeds has brought DAVID MORGAN to Berlin in 1936, and one of the most notorious Games in history The 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, with swastikas draped from seemingly … Continue reading →

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Addiscombe cycle shop-owner who had record-breaking career

Posted on May 19, 2024 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Further research into the archives at Croydon Minster has discovered another local who reached Olympic heights in the last century, writes DAVID MORGAN The Stockholm Olympics of 1912 were the last Games to be held before the Great … Continue reading →

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