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Borough’s archives get £10,000 grant to ask obvious questions
It’s been a tough few years under Tory austerity for Croydon’s once cherished libraries and museum, and their hard-working staff. So the news that the borough’s archives service has received a £10,000 grant to help research a special project has … Continue reading
Posted in Bourne Society, Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society, Education, History, Libraries, Museum of Croydon
Tagged CNH&SS, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Archives, Croydon Clocktower, Croydon Council, Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society, John Gent, John Gent collection, Museum of Croydon, National Archive, The Bourne Society, Tory
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How a rural market town was transformed in Victorian age
Croydon might be undergoing drastic changes in the next few years, but they are nothing to the transformation which happened in the mid 19th century. In an extract from his book, historian JOHN GENT charts how Croydon was shaped in … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society, Education, History
Tagged Croydon, John Gent, London
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