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Tag Archives: History
From Penge to Pissaro: talks that offer grasp on local history
Intrigued by your family history? Interested in tracing the roots of your family tree? Want to find out what your grandfather or great-grandfather did in the Great War 100 years ago? The next talk at the Norwood Society, at 7.30pm … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Community associations, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, Crystal Palace Park, Education, History, Norwood Society, Upper Norwood Library Trust
Tagged Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, History, Norwood Society, Penge, Pissaro, South Norwood
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Light at the end of the tunnel with Subway exhibition
An exhibition to celebrate one of the area’s truly hidden gems, the Crystal Palace Subway, will open this weekend, marking the 60th anniversary since the closure of the high-level station it once served. And there is also guided walk along … Continue reading
Norwood Society to look at local stories of the Great War
The next meeting of the Norwood Society, being staged next Thursday, September 18, will look at “Researching Upper Norwood’s glorious dead of the Great War”. Jerry Green will talk about the local people who died in the war, their backgrounds … Continue reading
Men of Addington World War I exhibition, Aug 4
Posted in Addington, Church and religions, Community associations, Education, History
Tagged Addington, History, World War I
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Shirley Windmill open day this Sunday, July 6
This Sunday sees one of the handful of open days this year at Shirley Windmill, the 150-year-old working mill and piece of living history. Shirley Windmill is one of only four remaining working windmills in the Great London area. Shirley … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Friends of Shirley Windmill
Tagged Croydon, History, Shirley, Shirley Windmill
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Free film show tonight showing development of Croydon
There is a rare opportunity to see Croydon During the 20th Century in Films at 7.30pm tonight at the Fairfield Halls. Admission is free. Croydon’s development between 1910 and the 1960s will be shown in a collection of short silent … Continue reading
Kenley airfield remembers its Battle of Britain heritage
Kenley Airfield Friends Group is staging its main event of the year today, its Airfield Heritage Day on the Portcullis Club field on the former Battle of Britain airfield site. The event runs from noon to 4pm and is free. … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Education, History, Kenley
Tagged Battle of Britain, History, Kenley, Kenley Airfield, RAF
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Cemeteries, the Palace and change: a year’s talks on Norwood
The Norwood Society, which stages its next monthly talk at Upper Norwood Library next week, has released details of its full programme for the rest of 2014. Norwood Society local history talks are held on the third Thursday of the … Continue reading
The great debates come to Norwood, all on the same night
Norwood’s clearly the place to be if you enjoy erudite discussions on local history, because next week there will be three history talks on offer, from three different groups, but all staged on the same evening. Before Christmas, Inside Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society, Education, Friends of West Norwood Cemetery, History
Tagged Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, History, London, Norwood Society, South Norwood, Upper Norwood Library, West Norwood Cemetery
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Going Underground: historians want your Subway memories
Do you have memories of Crystal Palace subway? Did you use the subway as part of the old High Level railway station or when it was an air raid shelter during the war? Maybe you played there as a child, … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Bromley Council, Community associations, Crystal Palace Community Association, Crystal Palace Park, Education, Environment, History, Outside Croydon
Tagged Bromley, Croydon, Crystal Palace, History, Lottery Heritage Fund, Paxton, Second World War, Southwark, Subways, Sydenham Hill
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Upper Norwood Library benefit gig: Nov 22
Upper Norwood Joint Library will be rocked next week – though this time just by music, rather than any more bad news from Croydon Town Hall. The Upper Norwood Library Campaign is staging a Thanksgiving Day benefit gig from 7.30pm … Continue reading
