Tag Archives: St Andrews

The prodigy with a tin whistle who took music around the world

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: The Shakespeare family in Croydon had multiple musical talents. From a portrait of a Victorian soprano, DAVID MORGAN traces the local connections to a small boy playing the organ at St Andrew’s and beyond in a career lasting … Continue reading

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Historic church soon to re-open its doors to community

ED MATTHEWS reports on the renovation works going on at one of South Croydon‘s landmark buildings A £830,000 renovation project is nearing completion at St Andrew’s in South Croydon, which will see the Victorian church transformed into a “worship space … Continue reading

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