Maps

173 maps found.

1896, Croydon Ref. RNE685118
1920, Croydon Ref. POP685118
1946, Croydon Ref. NPO685118
1895, Croydon Ref. HOSM65614
1946, Croydon Ref. NPO685119
1946, South Croydon Ref. NPO834579
1899-1901, Croydon Ref. RNC685118
1895, Croydon Ref. RNE685119
1920, Croydon Ref. POP685119
1920, South Croydon Ref. POP834579
1897-1902, Croydon Ref. RNC685119
1895, South Croydon Ref. RNE834579
1886 - 1901, Croydon Ref. HOSM42510
1897-1902, South Croydon Ref. RNC834579
1894 - 1911, South Croydon Ref. HOSM59649
1897-1902, Woodcote Ref. RNC872950
1920, Wandle Park Ref. POP860333
1946, Addiscombe Ref. NPO619841
1920, South Norwood Ref. POP835147
1920, Purley Ref. POP811637

Books

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Memories

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1834 Yeoman John Greenfield Or Grinfield's Family Lived In Horne

This building is still there in Church Road, not far from where John Greenfield lived in the nineteenth century with his wife Mary and daughter Sarah and sons James & John. John ...Read more

A memory of Horne by Gemma Gemma

Family Day Out Clerkenwell To Caterham 1925

The above photo depicts Dorothy Connor (nee Step) aged 10, with her late Mother Elizabeth Step (aged 46) and her Sister, Florence Step (aged 21) having alighted from the 159a Bus which brought them from ...Read more

A memory of Caterham by Elisabeth Connor

A Great Pub, Fit For An Emperor!

Ah the Forum! What a fine and individual pub! I often wondered why the brewers, Ind Coope, called their pub this! Anyone any ideas????? I was at Croydon college around the time this photo was taken and rather than going ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by Keith Andrews

Train Journey

My brother attended warham court school as he had asthma. It was in the 1970's.every 3rd Sunday would get the train from Victoria to Horsham, where a coach would collect us and take us to the school. The same people would ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School

Collingwood School

I attended Collingwood from 1957 - 1960 and yes, the discipline was severe. I once looked out of the window as a fire engine went by and was punished with 6 of the best! Mr Kirby Birt was an odd character with a viscious ...Read more

A memory of Wallington by Phillip Stringer

Family Involvement

My memories of our familý's involvement in Sanderstead Church is only from the late 1940's and early 50's. I was a pageboy at the age of about 8 or 9 yrs old at my sister's wedding.  Then, one of my older brothers was a choir ...Read more

A memory of Sanderstead by Eric Lovett

Heath Clark Grammar School

Having recently decided to write my memoirs and having been born in South Croydon in 1947 I have been researching to check my memories are correct. I came upon this great website and have been intrigued to hear others ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by Anthony Rogers

Money Galore

The building in this view with the clock was, in the 1960's, a bank, I don't recall which one but maybe Barclays. I do recall on entering it, the main service counter ran parallel to the High Street and behind it under the windows facing ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by Chris Scott

Roundshaw

I lived on the Roundshaw estate through the 70's and have great memories of playing runouts. I knew every nook and cranny of that estate. I had many friends that lived on nearly every close. I lived in Wallington for nearly 20 years.  I ...Read more

A memory of Wallington in 1975 by Deirdre Rayment

Majestic Cinema

Glad someone remembers the Majestic Cinema at Fair Green. We lived in Norbury, just over the border in Croydon, but my Dad was a Cinema Manager with the ABC chain, and regularly did relief stints at the Majestic when the regular ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by Colin Marsh

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Captions

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Caption For Beckenham, Cottage Hospital 1899

The original 1877 Cottage Hospital building survives in Croydon Road as part of Beckenham Hospital.

Caption For Saffron Walden, Friends School C1955

The Friends' School, a Quaker boarding school, moved to Saffron Walden from Croydon in 1879.

Caption For Felbridge, The Garage 1928

An open top bus is heading for Lingfield, Godstone, Caterham and Croydon.

Caption For Warlingham, Harrow Inn 1904

The Croydon brewery of Nalder & Collyer sold its ales at a rural-looking Harrow Inn 100 years ago.

Caption For Riddlesdown, The Viaduct 1907

An interesting view of the railway viaduct, which carried the Croydon to Oxted line through Riddlesdown quarry.

Caption For Blackheath, 1921

Titles such as 'Murder at Guildford' and 'The 12.30 from Croydon' were penned at Blackheath.

Caption For Beckenham, High Street C1965

The car on the left is leaving Village Way, and the bus is heading for the junction with Croydon Road.

Caption For Caterham, Bus In Croydon Road 1925

The 'bus takes pride of place in this bustling Croydon Road scene from the 1920s.

Caption For Warlingham, Limpsfield Road C1955

At the centre of this village, which is attached by suburbia to Purley and Croydon, is a triangular green with a war memorial.

Caption For Cheam, Ewell Road C1955

But the two lines of vehicles waiting for the traffic lights to change on this stretch of the A232 linking Cheam to Sutton and Croydon give a foretaste of the steadily increasing road usage in decades

Caption For Cheam, The Crossways C1950

At the bus stop in Ewell Road, a double-decker on the 408 or 470 route via Sutton to Croydon and Warlingham prepares to take on passengers.

Caption For Nottingham, Market Street C1950

The new trams are not yet running (2003), but will no doubt be as successful as the new ones in Manchester or Croydon.

Caption For Beare Green, The Duke's Head 1924

A double-decker open-topped bus travels north along the A24 on its way to Dorking and its terminus at West Croydon.

Caption For Morden, Abbotsbury Road C1955

Shoppers before this time had to make their way to Wimbledon, Croydon or Kingston.

Caption For Petersfield, Lavant Street C1965

Previously a journey from London to Portsmouth entailed one of two options: to go to Croydon and then to Brighton, with a change there onto the South Coast line to Chichester and Portsmouth, or

Caption For Coulsdon, The Recreation Ground C1960

One gentleman thought he was tossing down a halfpenny but it turned out to be a golden sovereign…Mother walked to Croydon to shop pushing a perambulator with wooden wheels and iron tyres and I

Caption For Launceston, Square And War Memorial C1922

Its foundation stone was laid by the Prince of Wales in May 1921, and the memorial was unveiled by the Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall before a huge crowd on 30 October 1921.

Caption For Launceston, Square And War Memorial C1922

Its foundation stone was laid by the Prince of Wales in May 1921, and the memorial was unveiled by the Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall before a huge crowd on 30 October 1921.

Caption For Launceston, Square And War Memorial C1922

Its foundation stone was laid by the Prince of Wales in May 1921, and the memorial was unveiled by the Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall before a huge crowd on 30 October 1921.