Tag Archives: Croydon Parish Church

Parish’s dynasty of vergers caring for Croydon for 100 years

Posted on March 19, 2023 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: In another discovery from the Croydon Minster archive, DAVID MORGAN has found the first-hand account of one of the church’s most senior lay officials which covers much of the history of the 20th Century When Frank Butler retired … Continue reading →

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Tudor vicar who stood with Thomas More against Henry VIII

Posted on January 22, 2023 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: In his latest trawl through the Minster’s archive, DAVID MORGAN has discovered a Vicar of Croydon who is part of the long tradition of ‘meddlesome priests’ When Jonathan Gullis, the Conservative MP, vented his anger with the bishops … Continue reading →

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Croydon dowry proved not enough for heroic General Wolfe

Posted on January 8, 2023 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: One of the greatest heroes in British military history relied for matrimonial advice on a friend and fellow officer from Croydon, as DAVID MORGAN discovered in the archives at the Minster Half a century before Nelson met his … Continue reading →

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Hannah and her sisters: faded gravestone gives up its secrets

Posted on July 17, 2022 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: This week, using just fragments of documentary evidence, DAVID MORGAN has managed to piece together a wealthy family’s history going back to the revolutionary age of the 18th Century Although the stone is worn smooth by the elements, … Continue reading →

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The long lost work of a master craftsman with the Nelson touch

Posted on June 19, 2022 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Fine stone memorials, of the calibre of those that take pride of place in St Paul’s, were among the losses of Croydon Minster’s great fire. DAVID MORGAN has tracked down the history of one such destroyed monument The … Continue reading →

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The bitter 18th Century court battle over a pew with a view

Posted on May 22, 2022 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: A dispute over where families sat in church was a courtroom cause célèbre in the 1830s, as DAVID MORGAN has discovered Whether you are looking to buy or rent, you will be keen to check out the special … Continue reading →

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Croydon vicar who saw service with Carshalton’s army cadets

Posted on February 20, 2022 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: The area’s history is rich in connections with military academies, and as DAVID MORGAN discovered, clergy with second jobs There have been many examples down through the years of vicars and curates from Croydon Minster having a second … Continue reading →

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The church fire that consumed a thousand years of history

Posted on October 2, 2021 by insidecroydon

MARVELS OF THE MINSTER: Dating back to the Domesday Book, Croydon Parish Church was almost destroyed one cold winter’s night 150 years ago. Here, DAVID MORGAN takes up the story of the Great Fire of Croydon Ebenezer Whittaker, the parish … Continue reading →

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Church organist became recording star of the Roaring Twenties

Posted on May 17, 2020 by insidecroydon

MARVELS OF THE MINSTER: In his latest trawl through the archives, DAVID MORGAN unearths the story of how the organist of what was then known as Croydon Parish Church enjoyed a career as one of the country’s foremost performers F … Continue reading →

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The Crocus Vale’s parish church celebrates its Minster status

Posted on May 30, 2011 by insidecroydon

Croydon Parish Church officially became a Minster yesterday. But that does not mean it is taking a step towards cathedral status to enhance Croydon’s claims to becoming a city, according to Rev Canon Colin Boswell. Rev Boswell gave two interviews … Continue reading →

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