Tag Archives: Archbishop Thomas Herring

Ghostly convocation that is hardly a good omen for the Palace

Posted on December 8, 2024 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: As we head into the season of ghostly stories and things that go ‘bump’ in the night, DAVID MORGAN has a tale for troubled times in Croydon… The tram rattled along Church Street and came to a halt … Continue reading →

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How Grand Tour to Italy ended tragically for Croydon artist

Posted on July 10, 2021 by insidecroydon

MARVELS OF THE MINSTER: Four paintings in the Museum of Croydon’s collection show the town 250 years ago as a rural idyll. They are by a talented watercolourist whose career was marred by politics and professional jealousies, as DAVID MORGAN … Continue reading →

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The curate of Croydon best known for his drinking song

Posted on May 3, 2020 by insidecroydon

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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