Tag Archives: Cane Hill Hospital

Barratts celebrate latest award for Cane Hill development

Posted on October 1, 2021 by insidecroydon

Barratt’s Cane Hill Park development, 677 homes built on the 210-acre site around the former mental hospital in Coulsdon that was gifted to the developers by Boris Johnson when he was Mayor of London, has won the “completed development” category … Continue reading →

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Cane Hill Park unveils sundial artwork to honour its history

Posted on October 29, 2020 by insidecroydon

Residents of Cane Hill Park have been enjoying a new public artwork, which pays homage to the history of Cane Hill Hospital. Croydon-based Artist Holly Graham has created a sundial artwork entitled While The Piled Cumuli Sail Galleon-Like Above – … Continue reading →

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Coulsdon history to be commemorated with Cane Hill sun dial

Posted on March 18, 2020 by insidecroydon

Artist Holly Graham has been commissioned by housebuilders Barratts to create a piece of art to commemorate Cane Hill Hospital, the site on which their Cane Hill Park development has been built in Coulsdon. Honouring the history of the clock … Continue reading →

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History of Cane Hill Hospital, Bradmore Green Library, May 15

Posted on May 14, 2018 by insidecroydon

Tomorrow, Tuesday May 15, as part of Mental Health Awareness Week, local historian Pam Buttrey will be giving an illustrated talk on the history of Cane Hill Hospital.

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Optivo fail to tell Coulsdon cottage tenants of change of plan

Posted on August 11, 2017 by insidecroydon

A housing association which failed to consult local residents and never bothered informing its own tenants that it wanted to bulldoze their historic home has now added insult to that injury by failing to advise the residents of Well Cottages … Continue reading →

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Housing association applies to bulldoze Coulsdon cottages

Posted on August 3, 2017 by insidecroydon

Some of the last surviving buildings associated with Cane Hill Hospital, located in a conservation area in Coulsdon, are under threat of demolition – because a developer says that they “are not economically suited for the area”. In this instance, … Continue reading →

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Boris, the NFL, libraries and precious crockery: iC’s 2013

Posted on December 26, 2013 by insidecroydon

As we approach 2014 and all that may have to offer, here’s the 10 most-read iC articles of 2013 – an eclectic mix of politics, exclusive news stories, sport, arts reviews and controversy. With more than half a million page views … Continue reading →

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Don’t let Coulsdon Cane Boris’s latest housing scheme

Posted on December 12, 2013 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Croydon, and London, has a housing crisis, and Cane Hill offers an excellent site for many new homes. We should not let Coulsdon’s residents get in the way, writes DAVID CALLAM Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Boris Johnson, Business, Cane Hill, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, David Callam, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Environment, Housing, Mayor of London, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Planning | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Coulsdon residents complain over dangers of CURV scheme

Posted on July 31, 2013 by insidecroydon

It seems that Croydon Council’s strategy of ignoring the interests of local residents and businesses, and instead acting at the bidding of big business, has now been extended to the leafy, largely Conservative-supporting suburbs of Coulsdon. Croydon’s Urban Regeneration Vehicle … Continue reading →

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Coulsdon residents call for more school places and new library

Posted on May 15, 2013 by insidecroydon

A Coulsdon residents’ group has called on the council to ensure that a new primary school is provided to cope with the anticipated increase in roll numbers as a result of developing nearly 700 family homes on the site of … Continue reading →

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Cane Hill plans for 675 family homes but only 222 children

Posted on May 10, 2013 by insidecroydon

The “family homes” built by Barratt Homes can’t be very good: according to the house-builder, few of those that it will be building at Cane Hill in Coulsdon will accommodate any children. Apparently to avoid having to provide a school … Continue reading →

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