Tag Archives: JB Shakespeare

The prodigy with a tin whistle who took music around the world

Posted on September 7, 2025 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: The Shakespeare family in Croydon had multiple musical talents. From a portrait of a Victorian soprano, DAVID MORGAN traces the local connections to a small boy playing the organ at St Andrew’s and beyond in a career lasting … Continue reading →

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Shakespeares who made music part of their family business

Posted on August 31, 2025 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: For a century and a half, one of Croydon’s best-known firms has been funeral directors J B Shakespeare. DAVID MORGAN delves into the Minster archives and sees the writing on the wall for that family’s musical role in … Continue reading →

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Business leaders launch appeal to show that Croydon Cares

Posted on November 23, 2019 by insidecroydon

Local businesses, together with Rotary group members, are rallying around to try to help the homeless and rough sleepers in Croydon this winter. For a second year, an appeal to help the homeless in Croydon is being led by local … Continue reading →

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Donations still welcome in Shakespeare’s homelessness appeal

Posted on December 12, 2018 by insidecroydon

An appeal for essential items to help Croydon’s homeless this winter has been a huge success, with donations flooding in to the campaign’s collection points at the offices of JB Shakespeare funeral directors in Croydon and Selsdon.

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