Tag Archives: East London

Find beauty in the mundane as Thames gives up lost treasures

Posted on April 6, 2025 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: There’s artefacts of history all around us, but as Minster archivist DAVID MORGAN found at an exhibition this week, there can be few sites as rich in finds as London’s often perilous river banks An exhibition has just … Continue reading →

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Refugee family thrived in Croydon after fleeing savage attacks

Posted on March 24, 2024 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Thousands of refugees, fleeing torture and execution in their home country, were once welcomed in England, where they enjoyed religious freedoms and worked hard all their lives. DAVID MORGAN, pictured left, traces the family history of Stephen and … Continue reading →

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