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‘Thank you, Inside Croydon!’ The Pennycuick story unfolds
Purley resident SANTHANA IBRAHIM, pictured left, is flying off to India next week to film a documentary about the life of a significant historic figure from Croydon, with much thanks to the readers of this website I would like to … Continue reading
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Tagged Addiscombe West, East India Company College, John Pennycuick, Purley
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Purley film-maker looking for family ties of colonial engineer
A documentary film-maker who lives in Purley is appealing for help to delve into the colonial past of India and to track down family and descendents of a pioneering British engineer whose life’s work has helped to save the lives … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Cinema, History, Purley
Tagged Addiscombe West, East India Company College, John Pennycuick, Purley, Santhana Ibrahim
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