Threatened by various reconstruction plans and road-widening schemes, the Almshouses were saved in 1923 by intervention of the House of Lords. St. Joseph's College, on Beulah Hill in Upper Norwood, is a boys' school with a mixed sixth form. Block Construc. Mott The Hoople paid tribute to the town's music scene in the song Saturday Gigs. A view of Croydon town centre by the traffic lights showing Debenhams and Allders department stores, a small amount of traffic is seen with people crossing at the traffic lights, including two women who wear large flared trousers. All of the buildings between Sumner Gardens and Mitcham Road (seen in the film from 0:28 - 0:37) were demolished for the widening of Mitcham Road in 1991 (see article in Croydon Advertiser 18/6/1991 on page 6). Opened in October 2013, it is situated in the town centre, 10 minutes' walk from East Croydon Station. [76] The London Ambulance Service provides the ambulance service.[77]. It has over 13,000 students attending one of its three sub-colleges. . The ITV police drama The Bill, although set in East London, was filmed in Croydon and many of the town centre locations were filmed around Surrey Street and St George's House (the Nestle building). According to John Corbet Anderson: "The earliest mention of Croydon is in the joint will of Beorhtric and Aelfswth, dated about the year 962. The chain had a store on Crown Hill, Church Street. [72], The London Borough of Croydon has a Labour-controlled council with 41 Labour councillors and 29 Conservative councillors elected on 3 May 2018. Croydon Amphibians SC plays in Division 2 British Waterpolo League. In response to this, in 1849 Croydon became one of the first towns in the country to acquire a local board of health. A selection of local business photographs from the 1970s, taken by employees of the City of Tempe Community Development Department. Don't forget we also have [16] Croydon appears in Domesday Book (1086) as Croindene, held by Archbishop Lanfranc. Could this be a part of 'Films taken by Mr G. F. Bulcraig' - title no. An aerial view of Croydon, south London, with Surrey Street in the foreground left, circa 1970. [80] Religiously, 46% was Christian, 21% irreligious, 13% Hindu and 8% Muslim. Register to find out more and create your first album! Records show that the premises has been a shop for at least 163 years, where street directories from 1851 give the names of E. C. Johnson & Thorpe. Six archbishops lived there between 1807 and 1898, when it was sold. [44][45], On 22 November 2011, then Mayor of London Boris Johnson announced 23m of additional funding to help redevelop the town at the Develop Croydon Conference. [60][61] Plans include an art gallery, a new college, shops and offices, with a multi-storey car park set for demolition to make space for 218 homes. Croydon was the location of London's main airport until the Second World War. Croydon was a leisure destination in the mid 19th century. [78] Those who are from BAME minority background range from 19.5% in Sanderstead ward to 68.6% in Broad Green. These included the closure of North End to vehicles in 1989 and the opening of the Croydon Clocktower arts centre in 1994. [19] An Anglo-Saxon will made in about 960 is witnessed by Elfsies, priest of Croydon; and the church is also mentioned in Domesday Book. A few miles to the south of Croydon is a small gap in the North Downs, a route for transport from London to the south coast. Opportunity to occupy a self-contained office building in a tranquil courtyard setting just off of Croydon High Street. [82] There are 10 other wards that cover Croydon's neighbourhoods. 27824 Quick View the Swan and Sugarloaf Hotel 1902 Ref. [28] The new county borough council implemented the Croydon Improvement scheme in the early 1890s, which widened the High Street and cleared much of the "Middle Row" slum area. the New (Whitgift) Shopping Centre c1970 Ref. The buildings "in fenced off grounds" at 0:38 - 1:00 are all part of the Mitcham Road Barracks with the. East Croydon and South Croydon are served by Govia Thameslink Railway, operating under the Southern and Thameslink brands via the Brighton Main Line. High Street in Croydon, circa 1910. MLS# 5953808. Wellesley Road, Croydon, July 1975. [90], About 60 murals were added to Croydon town centre in 2018, as part of the Rise street art festival coordinated by the Rise art gallery in Croydon.[91][92]. Croydon High Street runs from South Croydon up to the point where it meets the street called North End. MLS# 5552706. On receipt of your enquiry our archivist will check the scan and advise you if the quality is good enough. We both passed our final exams in 1970 and the last time I saw him was at the Annual Presentation of Prizes and Awards at Croydon College on Monday 1st March 1971. A view of Church Lane in Broad Green is seen, then we move to a view of the Princess Royal public house, an Edwardian style building with tiles at the bottom of the building. High Street (10) Post Office at 10 High Street in Croydon. An album is a way to save a selection of Frith photos, maps and memories that are of interest to you. People are getting food from the marque and stand around eating and talking to each other. The UKs leading archive and publisher of local photographs Croydon is the setting of novels. You will then see a large blue button which will enable you to choose any of our print options available for this image - framed, mounted or just a print on its own. The 13 electoral wards that make it up together counted a population of 192,064 in the 2011 census,[1] forming the majority of the borough overall (pop. Croydon's growth in the 19th century brought the issue of incorporation back on to the political agenda, and in 1883 the ancient parish of Croydon, apart from its exclave of Croydon Crook or Selsdon, was created a municipal borough within Surrey. The Croydon Canal ran for 9.5 miles (15.3km) from what is now West Croydon station. The 1990s saw further changes intended to give the town a more attractive image. Its three bays are divided by paired Doric pilasters supporting a triglyph frieze and panelled parapet. Croydon Skills and Enterprise College delivers training and education opportunities. This image is a Reference Print: Other connections to London and the south followed. In that sphere its prestige was second only to Aintree, home of the Grand National. No. Discover More Tempe High School "T.H.S." pennant 1970s . We see children playing in the same park on a sunny day a football field is in the background and we can see a gas cylinder. Simply click on the relevant illustration for further details. Moreover, UK rappers and grime artists Stormzy, Krept and Konan, Nadia Rose and Section Boyz all hail from or can trace their roots to the London Borough of Croydon. The Elizabethan Whitgift Almshouses, the "Hospital of the Holy Trinity", in the centre of Croydon at the corner of North End and George Street, were erected by Archbishop John Whitgift. The low, wooden hut on the right has the blue signage of 97 Squadron Air Training Corps, which was based there. [110] West Croydon is served by London Overground and Southern services. The church and the archbishops' manor house occupied the area still known as "Old Town". Note that Pelton Bros moved premises from 40-44 High Street to 7-11 High Street around 1894; see illustration in main article. However, the palace gradually became dilapidated and surrounded by slums and stagnant ponds, and in 1781 the archbishops sold it, and in its place purchased a new residence at nearby Addington. Since Filter by tag Veteran of Stage and Screen Made London Debut in 1904", "A war hero to inspire today's school heroes", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Croydon&oldid=1142737853, This page was last edited on 4 March 2023, at 02:51. The highest in the town was in Sanderstead ward, 392,500. However, we understand that this image could be potentially important for genealogical, local history or architectural research and so we are showing it on the website for on-line research only. Croydon is also home to three single-sex Catholic state schools. [73] The rest of the town centre is in the Croham ward, which is part of the Croydon South constituency. In addition to the suffragan Bishop of Croydon, the Vicar of Croydon is a preferment. 12:11. Since Saxon Croydon 809 Reference to a minister of Croydon 871 Reference to Crogdene. It opened on 29 March 1920 by combining two smaller airfields used for defence in World War I. Most buses serve West Croydon bus station, next to the railway station and tram stop. The Greyhound closed for business in the late 1980s and was refurbished and re-opened as The Blue Orchid. Croydon High School for Girls is an independent girls' school in Selsdon, and a member of the Girls' Day School Trust. See the 48181 Quick View Davis Theatre, High Street c1955 Ref. I went to Heath Clark which was a secondary school when I joined in 1957 but for reasons I have never found an explanation for it became a Grammar School I think in. [37] Work to demolish the existing Whitgift Centre was due to begin in 2018 and Westfield Croydon was initially to open by 2022. To the west, inside the London Borough of Sutton lies Beddington. [2] The entire town[3]had a population of 192,064 as of 2011,[4]whilst the wider borough had a population of 384,837. A rear view of a distinctive building with three turrets, followed by a whitewashed square house, possibly on New Road Croydon. The air terminal, now known as Airport House adjoining Purley Way to the west of the town, has been restored and has a museum open one day a month. The news vendor promises the latest cricket results (Image: (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images))1 of 26 Evicted, 1913 An elderly homeless woman sitting by a pile of her belongings in Croydon in 1913 (Image: (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images))2 of 26 World War One hits Date 1970-1980. In 1860 Frith began supplying photos to retailers. Click or tap a photo or map to view a larger version. If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here? It travelled north largely along the course of the present railway line to New Cross Gate, where it joined the Grand Surrey Canal and went on into the River Thames. The Westfield plans were delayed and the planning permission elapsed: however, in 2021, Croydon Council confirmed they were committed to see the Westfield Centre proceed. Originally these were intended to document business signage and make sure signs were in compliance with city code. We now see the E. Reeves furniture shop built in 1867 in a mock Tudor style on Church Street, Reeves Corner - this building came to considerable public attention during the 2011 riots, when it was completely destroyed by fire. The River Wandle is a tributary of the River Thames, flowing some 9 miles (14km) to Wandsworth and Putney from its source in Croydon. In this Anglo-Saxon document the name is spelt [here he uses Old English characters] Crogdaene. Next, we see small sail boats on a lake, one of which wobbles precariously. Howard Bossick, who ran The. To the north of Croydon are typical London districts, whereas a short distance southeast (such as Coombe and Selsdon) is green, hilly and rural land. With the opening of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway line to London Victoria in 1860 extra platforms were provided at East Croydon, which the LBSCR treated as a separate station named New Croydon. Views of a Tudor stone building with a small archway. The London Borough of Croydon's strategic planning committee in February 2013 gave the go-ahead to property fund manager Legal and General Property's plans to convert the empty 24-storey St George's House office building, occupied by Nestl until September 2012, into 288 flats. Streatham-Croydon RFC, founded in 1871, is one of Greater London's oldest extant rugby union clubs, playing just north of the town centre at Frant Road in Thornton Heath. Not sure what to do or how to buy a photo or map? The Grade II listed West Croydon Baptist Church was built in 1873 by J. Theodore Barker. All rights reserved. Croydon for a pretty girl Croydon Walk' A B.B. I had Miss Hill in the first year, then someone I can't remember except that she was young, then Mrs Jenkins and finally the terrifying Miss Peters. There is an impressive grave with a poem at Bandon Hill Cemetery, and exhibits about him in the Museum of Croydon. The venue then opened its doors a year later as the Blue Orchid quickly attracting revellers from south London, Surrey and beyond. A large Victorian building possibly a school is seen, with a view of a faded factory wall showing a painted sign for 'Paterson & Co Carriers. The application was initially approved, the king authorising the drafting of a charter, but the process was then abruptly halted, apparently through the intervention of Archbishop John Tillotson, who probably feared a threat to his own authority over the town. Croydon is the setting of two poems by British Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman, "Croydon" and "Love in a Valley". New office blocks on Wellesley Road in Croydon, south London, 2nd February 1971. [1] Croydon College has its main building in Croydon, it is a low rise building. Another large shopping centre, Centrale, opened in 2004 opposite the Whitgift Centre, and adjoining the smaller Drummond Centre. On receipt of your enquiry our archivist will check the scan and advise you if the quality is good enough. An Indian temple style building is viewed with a dome like turret,followed by a different building featuring an ornamental style pot, a signpost for Dean & Co (Croydon) Builders merchants is seen in the background. Fairfield is the home of the London Mozart Players. [56], A Croydon Vision 2020 plan was drawn up by the borough after a 1999 study by town planning consultants EDAW. The Surrey Iron Railway from Croydon to Wandsworth opened in 1803 and was an early public railway. Croydon is ethnically diverse. Browse our selection of vintage, retro and nostalgic black and white photographs The London and Croydon Railway (an atmospheric and steam-powered railway) opened between London Bridge and West Croydon in 1839, using much of the route of the canal (which had closed in 1836). Ducks sit nearby and swim. It would appear that the plot was intended to continue with Emma moving to Croydon.[95][96]. [48], In November 2013, Central Croydon MP Gavin Barwell gave a presentation at a public meeting on the Croydon regeneration project, detailing various developments underway due to be completed in coming years. who play at Croydon Sports Arena. The name "Croydon Airport" is still used as a landmark and as a bus stop designation. Established in 1976, the Cartoon was a popular live music venue that closed in 2006. The Fairfield and Croham wards have, by contrast, habitually elected Conservative members. Website hand-made by Frith, since 1998. You will then see a range of products available for this image alongside the larger print, where you have several options: Prints: Croydon High Street Croydon High Street We've created a new public space to host events and improve access to the town centre. A number of nurses in uniform are outside the Garden Hall, possibly in the grounds of the hospital, with elderly members of the public, some are sitting and others wander around very relaxed and chatting to each other. To the south, Croham Hurst has a hill of 145 metres (476ft), and the highest area of Croydon is the Sanderstead Plantation at 175 metres (574ft). It roughly forms the borough's western boundary with the London Borough of Sutton, and for part of its length also forms the boundary between the London Boroughs of Croydon and Lambeth. By the 16th century the manor house had become a substantial palace, used as the main summer home of the archbishops and visited by monarchs and other dignitaries. our terms and conditions of use. Location evidence: on St James' Road, corner of Windmill/Lodge Roads The Tramlink tram system opened in 2000; Croydon is its hub. Summary: Opening title is 'A Round Up. Historically an ancient parish in the Wallington hundred of Surrey, at the time of the Norman conquest of England Croydon had a church, a mill, and around 365 inhabitants, as recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. [102], Croydon plays host to the popular Channel 4 show Peep Show. They dance and drink, in some sort of large hall. It is now a conference and banqueting venue. Croydon Clocktower, developed by the London Borough of Croydon in the mid-1990s, houses a state-of-the-art library, a performance venue in the old reference library, the David Lean Cinema (a small, independent, art-house cinema) and the Museum of Croydon, which details Croydon's history. Croydon Minster church tower is seen through a side street with cars parked on the left had side, an advertising hoarding displays Blue Silk Cut for 34p, a few people in 1970's dress walk up and down the road. The Addiscombe ward is currently represented by Labour Councillors . Tabemer House, a huge tower block built between 1964 and 1967, gleams in the sunlight as a helicopter flies past in the distance. [75], The nearest hospital is Croydon University Hospital (known from 1923 to 2010 as Mayday Hospital) in nearby Thornton Heath, which is part of Croydon Health Services NHS Trust. quoting the Frith negative number,(s) the town name and size of print you would like to buy. Discover more. After a shot of bright orange flowers, a closing title reads THE END. [citation needed] The school ended its selection policy in 1999, and now accepts pupils under a points system, which favours those who have high mass attendance and whose families are most involved in the Catholic Church. The team was established in the early part of this decade and has played both national and international teams including Roller Derby Madrid, Stuttgart Valley Rollergirlz and Oxford Roller Derby. The most prominent sports club in the borough is Crystal Palace Football Club, based in the north of the borough since 1918. Horse racing in the area took place occasionally, notably during visits of Queen Elizabeth I to the archbishop. This ensures that the product you get shows the true quality that Frith photos are renowned for. You must be signed in to save to an album. We see a red brick building joining what appears to be a small chapel, the building has vine growing up the front of the building. The next scene is a fancy-dress party - one woman seems to be wrapped in masking tape, while other women wear silly hats. Photo of Croydon, High Street 1900 from Francis Frith. For centuries the area lay within the Wallington hundred, an ancient Anglo-Saxon administrative division of the county of Surrey. The borough has been the residence of many renowned authors and novelists, including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who set up house in Norwood, D.H. Lawrence, and French novelist mile Zola, who lived for a time in the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood. Creating an Album enables you to make short lists and then make a final selection from the album. Register to find out more and create your first album! A direct grant grammar school until 1968, it is now a member of the Headmasters' Conference. Production. 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In 2008, the team won the National League Division 3.[109]. You can create as many Albums as you want, so perhaps make one for your hometown, where you live now, where your parents live now etc. It developed into one of the great airports of the world during the 1920s and 1930s. The church still bears the arms of Archbishop Courtenay and Archbishop Chichele, believed to have been its benefactors. books There are several arts venues. The archbishops used the manor house as an occasional place of residence: as lords of the manor they dominated the life of the town well into the early modern period, and as local patrons they continue to have an influence. And Mitcham for a thief. [74], The statutory fire and rescue service in Croydon is the London Fire Brigade (LFB) who have a fire station in Old Town, with two pumping appliances.