Tag Archives: Bill Nighy

The chimney sweep to Queen Victoria and ancestor to a star

Posted on August 20, 2023 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: No need to go all Dick Van Dyke, when Croydon had its very own chimney sweep to the Queen, no less, as DAVID MORGAN has discovered in his latest delve into the Croydon Minster archive “Good luck will … Continue reading →

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Council’s “secret” consultation over plans to erase our history

Posted on January 10, 2013 by insidecroydon

Another flaw in the omnishambles of Croydon’s library privatisation process emerges, with a £105,000 cut to the budget of the borough’s local studies and archives service proposed by the culture-free-zone that is our council. The proposal is, in effect, a … Continue reading →

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