EPW056621 ENGLAND (1938). St Michael and All Angels' Church and the town centre, Croydon, 1938
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| Title | [EPW056621] St Michael and All Angels' Church and the town centre, Croydon, 1938 |
| Reference | EPW056621 |
| Date | 25-March-1938 |
| Link | |
| Place name | CROYDON |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 532203, 166013 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -0.10024633768714, 51.377258835087 |
| National Grid Reference | TQ322660 |
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 Odeon cinema now McDonalds |
 john bagley |
Wednesday 25th of November 2015 12:56:08 PM |
| Fairfield Yard became the location for the Fairfield Hall, a large concert hall and cultural centre that was rather unusual for suburban London, most such activities requiring a visit to the city centre. |
 Maurice |
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| A trolley bus with its characteristic 4 wheels at the rear and the collection gear on the roof. This location - Station Road - was a busy place for bus stops both trolley and motor. Today it is also stop on the Croydon Tramlink. |
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| Dingwall Road |
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| The Bedford public house |
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| Sydenham Road |
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| Bedford Park |
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| Telegraph works |
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| Postal sorting office |
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| Goods shed |
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Friday 5th of July 2013 10:09:05 PM |
| North End, towards London Road |
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| Parson's Mead |
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| Derby Road |
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| Clarendon Road |
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| George Street |
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| Tamworth Road |
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| Lido Dance Hall |
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Friday 5th of July 2013 10:03:52 PM |
| North End |
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Friday 5th of July 2013 10:02:28 PM |
| West Croydon Station. Trains to Victoria, London Bridge and to Sutton and points west |
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Friday 5th of July 2013 10:01:29 PM |
| Wellesley Road - much enlarged today and incorporating a modern tramway route |
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Friday 5th of July 2013 10:00:37 PM |
| Lansdowne Road |
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| Whitgift Grammar School. Cricket Ground. Built over today |
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Friday 5th of July 2013 09:58:14 PM |
These are not Whitgift Grammar school grounds (which are in South Croydon). They are (or were) the grounds of Whitgift Middle School as it was called then. Name was changed in early 1950s to Trinity School and school relocated to Shirley Park. |
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Friday 30th of August 2013 11:41:22 PM |
| East Croydon Station on the London-Brighton line |
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Friday 5th of July 2013 09:56:59 PM |
| A railway depot in 1935 known as Fairfield Yard |
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Friday 5th of July 2013 09:56:09 PM |
User Comment Contributions
This view of Croydon is rather different today. The playing fields have gone. Wellesley Road and nearby streets boast a large number of high-rise office blocks including those over the Whitgift shopping centre, and the Home Office's Lunar House. Modern trams use George Street, Wellesley Road, .. |
MB |
Friday 5th of July 2013 10:22:49 PM |