Croydon library find us eastern regional libraries. If you check the history of croydon in domesday book in 1086, the town was. The town is inhabited by 52,104 people based on the census in 2011. It was held by archbishop lanfranc of canterbury and is listed as having. Local history of warlingham whyteleafe purley kenley caterham coulsdon and. See also whats at your library, or elsewhere broader terms. The above books, and copies of our proceedings details on request, can be obtained from the society. Croydon inside and out combines text and photographs to record a snapshot of croydon to preserve places, events and people in time, in the context of the history, architecture, streetscape and natural. A visitor should be able to distinguish the timeline of changes throughout croydon by the fantastic architecture and its application, to compare and contrast the eras from the history books. Croydon then and now has information and pictures of main st, the croydon market, sport, buildings, events and more. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. As discussed earlier in this series, 28 london road no longer exist so while my schedule would suggest that today i should be writing about 4 london road, instead im going to cover.
The venue will vary but will always be in easy reach of central croydon. Broad green is situated to the north west of croydon on the main road to london. The book is full of hidden tales of croydon minster that locals may not know, such as the mustard makers tale, heir to the family who owned the first mustard. Croydon, london borough genealogy familysearch wiki. Croydon local studies and archives, central library, katharine street, croydon cr9 1et. The croydon historical society meets on the first tuesday of the month at 8pm. Our philosophy is to identify books from a variety of cultures and. Glenn frost room, croydon library complex, civic square, croydon. Local history is the study of how ordinary people lived, worked and raised families. You cannot borrow items from our collection, but there are books on local history in the main library. South croydon area guide what makes south croydon so great.
For this project friends of church alley worked with. Central croydon living history local guide paperback january 1, 1978 by brian j salter author. The order was published on 14 july 1849, and croydon local board of health came into being on 1 august, one of the first to be created under the 1848 act. An essential starting point for family history research is to talk to relatives and seek out family documents, and the same can also be true for local history by talking to local people. Croydon clocktower the croydon clocktower is the centrepiece the jewel in croydons crown of the district and is used for many things. We are all drawn to understand the circumstances that lead others to commit unforgivable acts of violence the moment that turns a caring human being into a killer, the series of events that drive.
Researching the local and family history of norwood. We used to lunch most days at battys bar, upstairs in. A brief inside look into croydon boroughs history south london. We are a uk registered charity which fosters the study of local history in the area drained by the bourne streams.
Croydon and surrounding areas history group public group. Archives and local studies london borough of croydon. This includes street directories, newspapers on microfilm, local history books, pamphlets, photographs and a large. The archbishops used the manor house as an occasional place of residence. Croydon, and of local historian john gent edward handley on his fathers brickworks and paul sowan on john gent and on brickmaking and brickfields in croydon, 2012. This is the first full history of this fascinating tramway, which is about to celebrate its twentieth. Historically part of the hundred of wallington in the county of surrey, at the time of. Croydon is recorded in the domesday book as croindene.
A brief inside look into croydon boroughs history south. When it was discovered in 1086, the domesday book recorded its. The book looks at the political, economic and social aspects of the network, as well as the mechanical history of the system. I can find nothing satisfactory with regard to its etymology. A charter issued by king coenwulf of mercia refers to a council.
Croydon was among the many areas recorded in the domesday book, a book completed by order of king william the conqueror in 1086. Did you know a part of croydons history was behind the inspiration for a beatles song. The workhouse in croydon, surrey the history of the. Many of these are available on open access in our research room. Croydon local board of health records museum of croydon.
For the public benefit, to encourage the study of the sciences, especially the natural and local. Details of getting in touch, and postage costs, are at the bottom of the page. It is less well documented than the central parts of croydon. This is the first full history of this fascinating tramway, which is about to celebrate its twentieth anniversary of opening. Do you live in south croydon, or have you lived in south croydon recently. Croydon is a very attractive suburb of the greater city of melbourne.
Links to other local history resources the bourne society. Abebooks uniqueness is our network of independent booksellers who work with us to provide the most diverse selection of rare, used and outofprint books on the. Proceedings if you are a member of the society, you will receive our. It has published a number of illustrated local history books, and other miscellaneous publications. It is the study of what used to be where and why a street was named in a particular way. I worked on the croydon advertiser from about 1959 to 1963 and met my wife frances dowsett, who was also a reporter there at the office in high street. If so, let us know what you like about living in south croydon.
Facts about croydon tell you about a large town in england. The name of this place in doomsday, is called croindone, and is frequently so spelt in records of a later date. Croydon tramlink is a new history about the network linking wimbledon with croydon in south london. Croydon library recently celebrated 40 years of operation in the community. In order to raise taxes to pay for his extensive army. Books over brunch will meet on sunday at 11am every 46 weeks. Croydon appears in domesday book 1086 as croindene, held by archbishop lanfranc. This includes street directories, newspapers on microfilm, local history books, pamphlets, photographs and a large collection of sales particulars.
The name croydon comes from crogdene, named by the saxons in the 8th century when they settled here, although the. From whatever direction you arrive, croydon is always green with the dandenong ranges. Workhouse expenses, and payments to weekly pensioners 178182 etc. The museum of croydon exists to collect, conserve and interpret croydons cultural heritage, so that everyone can take part in creative and enjoyable learning experiences. Providing a collection of books, photographs, maps, newspapers and other sources of historical information. Local history of warlingham whyteleafe purley kenley caterham coulsdon and woldingham. Documenting broad green and church alley local history.