To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Oval Schools, ECCO has published an account of their history written in 1973 by Lilian Thornhill https://eastcroydon.org.uk/the-history-of-east-croydon/a-short-history-of-oval-schools-by-lilian-thornhill/. Many thanks to Tony Skrzypczyk for […]
The condition of the building is described as “poor”. It is referred to as a “Public house circa 1900 in Arts and Crafts style. The ground floor of the building […]
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Tony Fairweather will be talking about his book Twenty-Eight Pounds Ten Shillings. It is 1948 and a call has gone out to the British Empire for volunteers to help rebuild the […]
The building dates from at least 1835, when the Horse and Groom public house is recorded on the site. At the time, most of the people in the ECCO area […]
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 – […]
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