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Hallowell’s voyage from Boston to Beddington, via Brickwood
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: The naval career of an American-born admiral who provided the hero of Trafalgar with his coffin, traced all the way to Croydon and then to Carew Manor by DAVID MORGAN What is the most unusual gift that you … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History
Tagged Admiral Sir Benjamin Hallowell Carew, American Revolution, Battle of the Nile, Battle of Trafalgar, Benjamin Hallowell, Boston, Brickwood House, Carew Manor, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, HMS Swiftsure, HMS Victory, Horatio Nelson, John Singleton Copley, L'Orient, Lord Nelson
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From Massachusetts to the Minster: Americans in Croydon
DAVID MORGAN unravels intriguing pieces of history that link Croydon Minster to the American Revolution One of the joys of taking groups around Croydon Minster is the questions that are asked about various aspects of our historic building. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Addington Palace, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Minster, David Burton, John Singleton Copley
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