Join an enlightening talk by Paul Crooks as he blends Black History and family history to bring the back stories of Caribbean and North American people to life. Find out […]
Many events are being staged this year to commemorate the tercentenary of Sir Christopher Wren’s death at the age of 90 in 1723 Naturally today Wren is remembered for his incomparable […]
Local author Simon Keable-Elliott tells the extraordinary story of the life of his grandfather: the Croydon schoolboy, African missionary, WW1 chaplain and author of the scandalous bestselling war novel – […]
Join Dr Velma McClymont as she discusses the importance of Black History Month; the black presence in London pre-20th century; Windrush children (who joined their parents in the 1960s); and […]
£4 for non-members. Click here for more information about events at St Mildred’s https://stmildredschurch.org.uk/events/
Many thanks to Chin and his team at The Cricketers for letting us use their rear courtyard garden to gather in at the start of our walk and for providing […]
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw considerable innovation and rapid change in Croydon. By chance, an itinerant watercolourist, Evacustes Phipson, was engaged by Croydon Reference Library to record […]
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Click here for more information from the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66668979 The Windmill stands on land that was formerly Croydon Common. It was built on the site of the Pest House, to which […]
£3 suggested donation for non-members. Click here for more information https://cnhss.co.uk/our-event-programme-for-2023/ One of the zeppelin raids on Croydon took place on 13 October 1915. Soon after 11 o’clock, a listener […]
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