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Minster’s organist recruited to top job at St Paul’s Cathedral
This year’s Advent and carol services at Croydon Minster have all been reflected in a bright and shiny new plaque, dedicated to the life and service of Martin How, the church’s former organist emeritus who died, aged 91, in 2022. … Continue reading
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Dutch courage of brewer who brought his beer to Croydon
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: An ancient document suggests that a Dutch businessman was doing very well in Croydon more than 500 years ago, writes DAVID MORGAN Dusting off a 520-year-old last will and testament has helped reveal aspects of life in Croydon … Continue reading
The long lost work of a master craftsman with the Nelson touch
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Fine stone memorials, of the calibre of those that take pride of place in St Paul’s, were among the losses of Croydon Minster’s great fire. DAVID MORGAN has tracked down the history of one such destroyed monument The … Continue reading
Lost at sea: the selfless sacrifice of a young Croydon life-saver
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Many of the fixtures and memorials in Croydon Minster often get overlooked. One, once seen, is rarely forgotten. Here, DAVID MORGAN charts the tragic story of John Cambridge Just inside the entrance to Croydon Minster, on the west … Continue reading
