Tag Archives: Prince of Wales

This was a pub landlord who never needed any bouncers

Posted on December 14, 2025 by insidecroydon

CROYDON CHRONICLE: The Crown on North End, demolished in 1950, was a coaching inn with a history that stretched back 500 years, and whose many landlords included Jack Martin, a bare-knuckle boxer from the Regency era whose fights would attract … Continue reading →

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Whitgift boy who got top Marks as a silversmith to high society

Posted on July 6, 2025 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Works by a self-taught craftsman from Croydon, who was influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement popularised by William Morris, now sell for thousands of pounds at auction. DAVID MORGAN explores the story of Gilbert Marks Croydon has … Continue reading →

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Flash, bang, wallop, what a picture! And all by Royal command

Posted on November 3, 2024 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: A chance letter to Croydon Minster has sparked an investigation by DAVID MORGAN into a briefly thriving Victorian era photography studio on North End. But who is the mystery priest? Almost everyone today can take a good photo, … Continue reading →

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My arresting experience the day Prince Charles came to town

Posted on May 3, 2023 by insidecroydon

With clampdowns on even the most modest protests and security alerts over shot-gun cartridges found in the grounds of Buck House (someone been taking potshots at the ducks again?), the operation for this weekend’s Coronation of King Charles III is … Continue reading →

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