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Author Grindrod shares fond reminiscences of 10 brutal years

KEN TOWL was in the audience as one of Croydon’s pre-eminent living writers gave a talk about the decade since his first book was published Ten years ago, Catherine Croft, the director of the 20th Century Society, wrote of John … Continue reading

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Our Iconicon winners name their favourite Croydon buildings

We invited you to tell us what your favourite, most iconic Croydon building is, and why, in our latest exclusive prize competition for Inside Croydon subscribers. The entries received included the obvious, and the not so obvious, and one or … Continue reading

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Join us for an evening of Iconicons with author John Grindrod

Join us on Wednesday April 20 for an evening with author John Grindrod, to hear him talk about his acclaimed new book, Iconicon. Put this down as “not to be missed”, but with limited seats available, make sure you book … Continue reading

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Win a copy of Iconicon with your Croydon architectural icon

New Addington author John Grindrod’s latest book, Iconicon, as featured on this website, has been named as The Times’s Book of the Week. And Inside Croydon has five copies, each signed by the author, to give away in an exclusive … Continue reading

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From pavement to skyline, Croydon holds a concrete grip

A Croydon author has a new book out this week, but he could not resist revisiting his old stomping grounds. Here, in an exclusive column for iC, JOHN GRINDROD explains why his hometown has been a lifelong inspiration Croydon was … Continue reading

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