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Tag Archives: History
Music Hall performer whose potato song helped the war effort
CROYDON CHRONICLES: Musical director of the Croydon Empire theatre enjoyed a colourful career and played a part in the community, writes DAVID MORGAN A century ago, long before we had mass media in our living rooms and at our finger … Continue reading
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Tagged Croydon Empire, David Morgan, History, Jack Morgan, Music Hall, Second World War, Theatre
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Friends of Chaldon Church Quiz Night, Village Hall, Nov 28
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Friends of Chaldon Church Quiz Night, Village Hall, Nov 28
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Chaldon 200 years ago history talk, Chaldon Village Hall, Nov 8
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All aboard! Wolmar to give Liberation Line talk in Croydon
The Watercress Line heritage steam railway runs 10 miles between Alton and Alresford in Hampshire. The railway was closed by British Railways in 1973, but was partially reopened by volunteers in 1977 and then in 1985 all the way to … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Wolmar, History, The Liberation Line, Watercress Line
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YouTuber Swallow is taking us on a Croydon walk through time
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: On a stroll through the town centre, take a look up – or you won’t realise what you’re missing of the local heritage. That’s the message a local historian shared with DAVID MORGAN “Croydon is a goldmine of … Continue reading
Hills and history around the margins of the parish of Streatham
That august group of people, the Streatham Society, is staging a Beating the Bounds walk on Saturday May 24, which promises to be full of history, and some hills. “Beating the Bounds” an ancient custom that involves walking the boundaries … Continue reading
Posted in Education, History, Norbury, Streatham and Croydon North, Walks
Tagged Beating the Bounds, History, Norbury, River Graveney, Streatham, Streatham Society
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Station’s new feature celebrates south London’s Jurassic Park
There is a new resident at Crystal Palace station. A life-size replica of an historic iguanodon head has been unveiled in the ticket hall by Arriva Rail London and Friends of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, acknowledging the nearby park’s world-famous links … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Croydon parks, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, Friends of Crystal Palace Park, History
Tagged Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Station, Friends of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, History, Iguanodon
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Capturing the bustle of Victorian Croydon’s busy High Street
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: The Minster archives are not just about the rich and famous, with documents relating to one family managing to describe life and business in Croydon 150 years ago, as DAVID MORGAN explains The archives of Croydon Minster contain … Continue reading
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Tagged Croydon, Croydon High Street, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, FRancis Tanner, High Street, History
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Thames Lighters, history talk, Honeywood Museum, Jul 25
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Tagged Carshalton, Friends of Honeywood Museum, History, Honeywood Museum, River Thames, Thames
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Illustrated talk: Croydon in old postcards, St Peter’s, May 19
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Tagged History, Postcards, South Croydon, St Peter's Church
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The Springs of Carshalton talk, Honeywood Museum, May 23
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Tagged Carshalton, Friends of Honeywood Museum, History, Honeywood Museum
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The Carshalton ‘Pub Crawl’ talk, Honeywood Museum, Apr 25
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Tagged CAMRA, Carshalton, Friends of Honeywood Museum, History, Honeywood Museum, pubs
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Minster memorial celebrates life of Victorian woman reformer
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Croydon society in the late 1800s included several organisations formed to provide help, education and training to the destitute, and their work was at the heart of social reforms to come. DAVID MORGAN profiles the life of one … Continue reading
History talk: Understanding medieval Chaldon, Mar 4
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Tagged Chaldon, Chaldon HIstory Group, History
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Carshalton history talks at Honeywood Museum, Nov 9 and 16
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Wolmar gets up a head of steam for free railway lecture, Jan 8
Christian Wolmar, the journalist, author and transport expert, is coming to Croydon this Friday to give a free lecture on his book, Engines of War. Wolmar, who was the only non-career politician to be shortlisted for selection as a London … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Wolmar, History, railways, West Croydon
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Walks and talkies to mark the Great Fire of South London
Before The Blitz, there was The Blaze. On Monday night at Crystal Palace, there are a couple of public events to commemorate the fire which destroyed the building that gave its name to the area. The 1936 blaze was the … Continue reading
Time travellers invited to museum for Croydon Recreated
The Museum of Croydon has been transformed into a form of time-travelling Tardis, ready to transport visitors back 100 years or more. An exhibition, Croydon Recreated, uses three of the museum’s collections to explore what Croydon was like at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Croydon, Croydon Clocktower, Croydon Museum, History
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Museum of Croydon event: Blitz on Your Street, Mar 14
The Museum of Croydon is to stage another free family event, The Blitz on Your Street. The event is suitable for those aged eight and over, and will be staged in the Activities Space (next to Riesco Gallery) on Saturday … Continue reading
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Tagged History, Museum of Croydon, The Blitz
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Tour museum galleries to discover your borough’s history
The Museum of Croydon is staging regular free tours to explore the exhibition space and discover more about the history of Croydon. There will be free, guided tours on Thursday February 19 and Thursday March 19 – 11am – 12pm. … Continue reading
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Tagged Croydon, Derek Bentley, History, London, Museum of Croydon
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Museum of Croydon free event: Victorian Lives, Feb 14
The Museum of Croydon is staging a series of free events during 2015, beginning on Saturday, February 14 with a family event: Victorian Lives. Drop in from 11am to 1pm and from 2pm to 4pm. Discover how photographs and maps … Continue reading
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