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Purley sheltered housing acquired by Croydon’s oldest charity

Croydon Almshouses has bought the St Saviour’s Court sheltered housing on Old Lodge Lane, “marking an important new chapter” for the oldest charity in the borough and its residents. The transfer took effect on October 1, bringing St Saviour’s Court … Continue reading →

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Croydon lad who did a Runner for the Blind Beak of Bow Street

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Policing the streets in the early 19th Century was an almost privatised service, funded by the parish. DAVID MORGAN delves into the Minster archive and finds how this borough helped frame the formation of the Metropolitan Police In … Continue reading →

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Closed doors in Croydon for London’s Open House festival

If the 2022 Open House Festival is anything to go by, then when Croydon is London’s Borough of Culture next year, the capital could be looking at a cultural desert. There are only nine venues in the whole of the … Continue reading →

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Elis David Almshouses history talk, Croydon Minster, Jun 21

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