Tag Archives: Dick Turpin

Halloween tales: discovering Croydon’s most haunted places

Posted on October 28, 2024 by insidecroydon

From ‘The Green Lady’ of Old Palace, to highwayman Dick Turpin’s connection to a (now closed) Thornton Heath pub, to the nun and pilot who haunt the streets around the old aerodrome, there’s plenty of ghost stories to send a … Continue reading →

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How Dick Turpin’s life of crime included a hold-up in Shirley

Posted on February 26, 2023 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Stand and deliver! DAVID MORGAN has tracked down notorious highwaymen who preyed on the unwary travelling on Croydon’s roads, from Thornton Heath to Smitham Bottom in the 1700s The registers of Croydon Minster, as well as the information … Continue reading →

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