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“A bit of metallurgy” talk 7.45 Monday, 24 March at East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove @cnhssprogramme @MuseumofCroydon @CroydonLibs

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Talk by Jim Lugsden on the history and uses of iron and steel More information https://cnhss.co.uk/christmas-talk-an-a-z-of-pantomime/

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History, Sport & Leisure

“London’s lesser-known lost rivers” talk 2.30pm Saturday, 8 March at East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove @cnhssprogramme @MuseumofCroydon @CroydonLibs

Mar 5, 2025by eastcroydon Leave a comment

Talk by Dr Tom Bolton.   You may know about the buried River Fleet, perhaps the Tyburn, the Effra, the Westbourne and the Walbrook.  But what about the Bollo Brook, the […]

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History, Sport & Leisure

“Croydonopolis: The Greatest City That Never Was” talk 2.30pm Saturday, 4 January at East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove @cnhssprogramme @MuseumofCroydon

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Will Noble, author of ‘Croydonopolis’ and editor of Londonist, discusses how Croydon’s reputation as a ‘concrete hell’ belies a truly remarkable town.  Throughout history Croydon has proved itself a one-of-a-kind. […]

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“An A-Z of pantomime” talk 7.45pm Wednesday, 11 December at East Croydon United Reformed Church, 86 Addiscombe Grove

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A light-hearted ramble through panto old and new, including the history of this genre and some of the strange traditions and superstitions associated with it.  Chris Abbott reviews theatre for […]

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History, Sport & Leisure

Focus meeting on the preservation of seeds & plants 2.30pm Saturday, 30 November at East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove @cnhssprogramme @MuseumofCroydon @ParkHillFriends

Nov 27, 2024by eastcroydon Leave a comment

There will be talks from Millennium Seed Bank and from the South London Botanical Institute.  Refreshments will be provided and there will be a chance to pay CNHSS subscriptions for […]

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Environment & Recycling, Sport & Leisure

“The post-medieval iron industry in the Weald (1490-1828)” talk 7.45pm Wednesday, 20 November at East Croydon United Reformed Church, 86 Addiscombe Grove @cnhssprogramme @davidmorgan100 @MuseumofCroydon

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The technology of the blast furnace reached England at the end of the 15th century.  This talk by Jeremy Hodgkinson explores how the Weald became the heart of the country’s […]

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History, Sport & Leisure

“Engineering through history” talk 7.45pm Monday, 28 October at East Croydon United Reformed Church, 86 Addiscombe Grove @cnhssprogramme @MuseumofCroydon @CroydonLibs

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Talk by Laurence Scales. Engineering is a pillar supporting our comfortable lives. So what is its history? And in Britain, why does it, perhaps, have a social stigma attached?  More […]

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“Overhill in Warlingham: the land, the house and its residents” talk 7.45 Wednesday, 25 September at East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove @cnhssprogramme @MuseumofCroydon @CroydonLibs

Sep 21, 2024by eastcroydon Leave a comment

Talk by Carole Roberts and Phil Swallow. This story of the former house in Warlingham called Overhill covers the land on which it stood, from its time as part of […]

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History, Sport & Leisure

“Continental Drift” talk 7.45pm Monday 2 September at East Croydon United Reformed Church, 86 Addiscombe Grove @cnhssprogramme @MuseumofCroydon @CroydonLibs

Aug 29, 2024by eastcroydon Leave a comment

Martin Eales will explore the early ideas and evidence for the concepts of continental drift leading to the paradigm of plate tectonics. Early cartographers recognised that the continents across the […]

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Family & Education, History, Sport & Leisure

“Early Sunday morning in North End, Croydon” walk 8am Sunday, 11 August meeting at Barclays Bank, North End @cnhssprogramme @MuseumofCroydon @CroydonLibs

Aug 8, 2024by eastcroydon Leave a comment

By the 20th century, North End was a major shopping and entertainment centre. Carole Roberts and Andrew Kennedy will look at how this happened and its key buildings past and […]

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History, Sport & Leisure

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  • Children’s nativity service 11am & candlelight service 7pm on Sunday, 21 December at Croydon Church of the Nazarene, 55 Lower Addiscombe Road #croydon Dec 19, 2025
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