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Tag Archives: John Grindrod
Buildings ancient and modern open their doors for Open House
The London Open House Festival takes place this year from September 13 to 21, and as well as the always fascinating and revealing opportunities it presents with buildings around the capital, there’s also a better-than-usual programme arranged in and around … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History, Museum of Croydon
Tagged 1948 London Olympics, Croydon Almshouses, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, John Grindrod, Leadenhall Market, London Open House, MHA The Wilderness, Olympic Park, Shirley, Shirley Poppy, South Norwood, South Norwood Library, Westminster Abbey
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Croydon landmark has listed status rejected for a second time
The 20th Century Society, the organisation that seeks to protect and promote the best architecture built between 1901 and 2000, has described as “disappointing” the decision that its application for a listing for No1 Croydon has been rejected. Again. It … Continue reading
Council’s failing finances, Nigel Farage on the Trams and BHM
The latest, packed edition of The Croydon Insider is now available, where our panel of expert guests add insight and context to a range of issues in the news in Croydon. Did you know Nigel Farage has done the recorded … Continue reading
C20 Society is trying again for listed status for No1 Croydon
The 20th Century Society has submitted an application for the architectural symbol of Croydon, No1 Croydon, to be protected by listed status. It’s the second time that the 20th Century Society has sought protection for the widely recognised, if not … Continue reading
From #MerkyFC to murky No10, Open House opens their doors
Open House is back next month, with a range of events in and around Croydon and the rest of the capital city, to give the public a glimpse behind the front doors and net curtains of some of London’s most … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art
Tagged Croydon Town Hall, Downing Street, John Grindrod, No10 Downing Street, Open House London, Shirley Windmill
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Rebuilding Croydon, John Grindrod talk, Croham Hurst, Apr 18
Posted in Activities, History
Tagged Croham Hurst, Croham Hurst Golf Club, Croydon, John Grindrod
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A brutal decade: author Grindrod on 10 years of Concretopia
Ten years ago, John Grindrod launched his first book, Concretopia, at Bookseller Crow in Crystal Palace. Now a full-time author, covering all matters architectural and Green Belt, after the success of his other writing, including books Outskirts and Iconicon, Grindrod … Continue reading
New edition of Nairn takes us on a journey back in time
JOHN GRIDROD reviews a favourite old book, reborn Fancy a spot of mid-century time travel? Well, take a trip back to London in the early 1960s, and go exploring with Ian Nairn, in his recently reissued 1964 guidebook to modern … Continue reading
Council planners agreed to the removal of admired public art
BOROUGH OF THE BANAL: Croydon’s professional planners had an opportunity to insist on the retention of a significant artwork, but approved its removal for something they said would ‘enhance’ the appearance of an East Croydon office block. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN … Continue reading
Posted in AMP House, Art, Borough of Culture 2023, Business, Chris Clark, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Environment, Fairfield, History, Nicola Townsend, Property
Tagged 20th Century Society, AMP House, Australian Mutual Provident, Croydon, Croydon Council, Cultural Quarter, East Croydon, East Croydon station, Humanity Relief, John Grindrod
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Serious concern raised over brutal end to town centre artwork
EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES There’s growing concerns and “disappointment” that Croydon, the 2023 Borough of Culture, has managed to lose yet another significant piece of public artwork, right from under the noses of the council. A much-admired, mid-20th Century frieze … Continue reading
Posted in AMP House, Art, Borough of Culture 2023, Business, Chris Clark, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Environment, Fairfield, History, Property, Ria Patel, Stiles Harold Williams, Whitgift Centre
Tagged 20th Century Society, AMP House, Croydon, Croydon Council, Cultural Quarter, East Croydon, East Croydon station, Humanity Relief, John Grindrod, Richard Plant, Stiles Harold Williams, Whitgift Centre
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This capital walking guide book rises well above the ordinary
KEN TOWL pulls on his walking boots and, armed with a new ramblers’ guide book, strides on towards the Seven Hills of Croydon. PLUS: Special reader offer with 10% discount on Hillwalking London Guidebooks can be a bit pompous in … Continue reading
Posted in Ken Towl, Walks
Tagged Addington Hills, Caroline Buckland, Hillwalking London, John Grindrod, Ken Towl, New Addington, Safe Haven Books
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Bird sketches out bewitching account of The Great North Wood
We live in a part of London that is ‘a forest remembered in place names’. JOHN GRINDROD has found a book which illustrates the point wonderfully well Sometimes before you’ve even opened a book, you know you’re going to love … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Environment, Wildlife
Tagged John Grindrod, The Great North Wood, Tim Bird
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Author wants to speak to tenants who used Right-to-Buy
Acclaimed author John Grindrod is seeking help from Croydon residents for his next book. Grindrod was brought up in New Addington in the 1960s and 1970s, and his experiences have been recounted in the well-reviewed book Outskirts. Grindrod’s first book, … Continue reading
Dinosaurs, parks and Concretopia: Norwood’s diverse talks
The Norwood Society’s 2019 programme gets under way at Upper Norwood Library next week, with the first in a series of invigorating walks and inspiring talks arranged by its hard-working volunteers. The Norwood Society’s area covers parts of Lambeth and … Continue reading
Book now for Grindrod’s free talk on living on the Outskirts
The latest Talking Inside Croydon event gives our loyal reader the chance to hear John Grindrod talk about his new book, Outskirts, Living Life on the Edge of the Green Belt. The free event will be staged on Wednesday, July … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Environment, History, Inside Croydon, New Addington, Planning
Tagged Green Belt, John Grindrod, New Addington, Talking Inside Croydon
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Is an answer to the housing crisis near New Addington?
STEVEN DOWNES reviews the latest book from an author with his roots firmly in the Green Belt outside Croydon Patrick Abercrombie could be credited as the man who shaped modern Croydon. It was Abercrombie who, in that wave of optimism … Continue reading
Posted in Addington, Art, Environment, Housing, New Addington, Planning
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, John Grindrod, London Assembly, New Addington
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From golf to dogging, new book charts the role of Green Belt
It is seven years now since, in a rare moment of inspiration rather than perspiration here at Inside Croydon Towers, we launched this website with the tag line: “Living life on the fringes of London”. That indeterminate, hiatus status, caught … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Housing, London-wide issues, New Addington, Planning
Tagged Croydon, John Grindrod, New Addington
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Croydon Till I Die: taking the suburbs to the nation
“I think it’s the most derogatory thing I can say about somebody or something: God, it’s so fucking Croydon!” David Bowie Authors Bob Stanley, Lucy Mangan, John Grindrod and Andy Miller are staging a series of events this summer celebrating … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Fairfield Halls
Tagged Croydon, Fairfield Halls, John Grindrod, South Croydon, Whitgift Centre
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