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Whitgift boy who got top Marks as a silversmith to high society
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
Posted in Art, Croydon Council, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History, Schools, Trinity School, Whitgift School
Tagged Antiques Roadshow, Archbishop John Whitgift, Arts and Crafts, Boer War, City of London, Cowes Regatta, Croydon, Croydon mace, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, Gilbert Marks, Johnson, King Edward VII, Prince of Wales, Sir Frederick Eldridge, Walker and Tolhurst, Whitgift Grammar School, Whitgift School, William Morris, Winston Churchill
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180-year-old business that’s still ticking over in Croydon today
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: The clock-making and bell foundry business established off Whitehorse Road in the mid-19th Century by William Gillett still chimes with the present day, as DAVID MORGAN explains The Croydon Times on May 8, 1886, carried a short obituary … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History
Tagged Clockmakers, Croydon Minster, Croydon Parish Church, David Morgan, Gillett and Co, Gillett and Johnston, Gillett and Johnston (Croydon) Ltd, Gillett Bland and Co, Sir Frederick Eldridge, Thornton Heath, West Croydon, Whitehorse Road, William Gillett
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Three lions in a church, Easttys’ brass plaque’s still gleaming
MARVELS OF THE MINSTER: Tours and talks are resuming next month. Here, DAVID MORGAN sheds some light on church windows that celebrate the lives of one of Croydon’s most prominent Victorian families Three Lions might not have been heard so … Continue reading
