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Tag Archives: Croydon Minster
Discover your Croydon heritage that goes back 1,000 years
UPDATE 5pm 17 SEPTEMBER: This guided tour is now FULLY BOOKED Croydon Minster has been at the heart of the life of the town for more than a thousand years. And on Tuesday October 7, you will have a chance … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History, Inside Croydon
Tagged Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History tour, Inside Croydon
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Church Street pub where Penny performer sang of the great fire
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: From the Victorian age of gas lamps and music halls, DAVID MORGAN traces the history of one Old Town venue that delighted audiences for a quarter of a century The fire which consumed Croydon Parish Church in January … Continue reading
The prodigy with a tin whistle who took music around the world
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: The Shakespeare family in Croydon had multiple musical talents. From a portrait of a Victorian soprano, DAVID MORGAN traces the local connections to a small boy playing the organ at St Andrew’s and beyond in a career lasting … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History, Music
Tagged Adelina Patti, Arthur Rubinstein, Croydon, Croydon Minster, Croydon Parish Church, Crystal Palace, Franz Liszt, James Sant, JB Shakespeare, Jenny Lind, Johannes Brahms, Queen Victoria, Royal Academy of Music, St Andrew's Church, St Andrews, William Shakespeare
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Shakespeares who made music part of their family business
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: For a century and a half, one of Croydon’s best-known firms has been funeral directors J B Shakespeare. DAVID MORGAN delves into the Minster archives and sees the writing on the wall for that family’s musical role in … Continue reading
Buildings ancient and modern open their doors for Open House
The London Open House Festival takes place this year from September 13 to 21, and as well as the always fascinating and revealing opportunities it presents with buildings around the capital, there’s also a better-than-usual programme arranged in and around … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History, Museum of Croydon
Tagged 1948 London Olympics, Croydon Almshouses, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, John Grindrod, Leadenhall Market, London Open House, MHA The Wilderness, Olympic Park, Shirley, Shirley Poppy, South Norwood, South Norwood Library, Westminster Abbey
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George Street family business that put Croydon in the picture
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: From a business begun on George Street, using pioneering photography and with paintings exhibited at the Royal Academy, John Marshall and his son, John Fitz Marshall RBA, were acclaimed artists of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. By DAVID … Continue reading
Best Polonius you’ll never see: Miles Malleson’s classic clown
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Born in South Croydon in 1888, actor and playwright Miles Malleson’s work drew plaudits from Olivier, Thorndike and Gielgud. DAVID MORGAN recalls the life, career and campaigning of a well-recognised but often overlooked talent Alice Malleson, one of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Church and religions, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History, Theatre
Tagged Alec Guinness, BBC Radio, Bolshevik Revolution, Brighton College, Croydon, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, First World War, Herbert Beerbohm Tree's Academy of Dramatic Art, John Gielgud, Labour, Lady Constance Annesley, Laurence Olivier, Miles Malleson, RADA, Six Men of Dorset, Sybil Thorndike, Tolpuddle, Tolpuddle Martyrs, University of Cambridge, World War I
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Whitgift boy who got top Marks as a silversmith to high society
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Works by a self-taught craftsman from Croydon, who was influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement popularised by William Morris, now sell for thousands of pounds at auction. DAVID MORGAN explores the story of Gilbert Marks Croydon has … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Croydon Council, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History, Schools, Trinity School, Whitgift School
Tagged Antiques Roadshow, Archbishop John Whitgift, Arts and Crafts, Boer War, City of London, Cowes Regatta, Croydon, Croydon mace, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, Gilbert Marks, Johnson, King Edward VII, Prince of Wales, Sir Frederick Eldridge, Walker and Tolhurst, Whitgift Grammar School, Whitgift School, William Morris, Winston Churchill
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Croydon cricketer who helped establish game in Melbourne
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: In the baptismal records in Croydon Minster’s archives, DAVID MORGAN has discovered another cricketer who was influential in the early years of the international game – except that Sam Cosstick was playing for the Australians The entry in … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History, Jamie Smith, Sport, Surrey CCC
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Minster, Croydon Parish Church, David Morgan, Melbourne, Melbourne Cricket Club, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Sam Cosstick, Surrey County Cricket Club, Test cricket, Tom Lockyer, WG Grace
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Litter pick at Croydon Minster: volunteers welcome, Sat July 5
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Tagged Croydon Minster, Litter pick, Old Town, Volunteers
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Help the Separated Child Foundation, Croydon Minster, June 29
Posted in Activities, Charity, Church and religions, Croydon Minster
Tagged Croydon Minster, Separated Child Foundation
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Courtroom drama in 1892: ‘An Infuriated Bear Shot in Croydon’
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: The closest we get to performing bears in Croydon these days is seeing Paddington on the big screen. DAVID MORGAN goes back more than 130 years to the weekend when a bear was in the dock, and would … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, David Morgan, History, RSPCA
Tagged Baptiste, Bear, Bow Street Magistrates Court, Croydon, Croydon Magistrates Court, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, Paddington Bear
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Waddon vicar appointed to take up new parish in Lewisham
David Adamson-Hill, who has served as the vicar of St George’s church in Waddon for the last four years, is set to leave Croydon in the autumn to take up the role in a parish in Lewisham. Formally, Rev Adamson-Hill … Continue reading
Patronal Festival celebration picnic, Croydon Minster, June 22
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Tagged Croydon Minster, Patronal Festival, Picnic
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Priest from Barbados is appointed associate Vicar of Croydon
Rev Michael Walcott, a priest working in Barbados, has been appointed by the Bishop of Southwark as the associate Vicar of Croydon, to be based at Croydon Minster. Rev Walcott is expected to move to Croydon from the Caribbean in … Continue reading
BBC Radio 3 tunes in to Croydon Minster for evensong concert
BBC Radio 3’s broadcast of Choral Evensong tomorrow at 3pm will be from Croydon Minster, and feature the Minster’s acclaimed choir. Choral Evensong is the BBC’s longest-running outside broadcast programme, having first aired 99 years ago. The May 21 programme … Continue reading
Choir hits right notes for Afghan women’s rights campaigner
The singers of Croydon Male Voice Choir, performing in the choir’s 50th anniversary year, received an exciting endorsement when they staged one of their regular “Beer ‘n Ditties” sessions at a Crystal Palace pub on Friday. At the sessions, the … Continue reading
Free lunchtime music recitals, Croydon Minster, May 16-Jul 11
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Tagged Croydon Minster, Friday Lunchtime Recitals, Lunchtime recitals
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Free lunchtime music recitals, Croydon Minster, May 16-Jul 11
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Volunteers wanted at Croydon Minster: next litter pick, June 7
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Anderson’s art captured Surrey greats and church monuments
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Surrey’s first home match in their 180th county cricket season got underway at The Oval on Friday, and DAVID MORGAN was there for the opening over. Here, he recounts the career of an historian and artist who put … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Cricket, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History, Jamie Smith, Rory Burns, Sport, Surrey CCC
Tagged Archbishop Grindal, Croydon, Croydon Minster, Croydon Minster Fire 1857, Croydon Parish Church, David Morgan, John Corbet Anderson, Julius Caesar, Rory Burns, Surrey, Surrey CCC, Surrey County Cricket Club, The Oval, Tom Lockyer, Tom Sherman, William Caffyn
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Christophers and The Sixteen weave their magic in the Minster
By DAVID MORGAN Croydon Minster was full on Monday night, those in the pews buzzing with expectancy about a very special concert they were about to enjoy. Croydon was the opening night venue by the internationally renowned choir, The Sixteen, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, Music
Tagged Anna Clyne, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, Harry Christophers, John Taverner, Orbits, The Sixteen, Will Todd
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