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A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States 3 km) south of Charing Cross, and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Charing Cross is located at the junction of the Strand, Whitehall and Cockspur Street in Central London, England. The London Plan is a planning document written by the Mayor of London in the United Kingdom and published by the Greater London Authority. It is located on the natural transport corridor between London and the South coast just to the north of a gap in the North Downs. 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The town is expected to have its urban planning changed as part of Croydon Vision 2020. Croydon Vision 2020 is a regeneration programme by the London Borough of Croydon aimed at the centre of Croydon in South London.
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Etymology
One theory is that the name Croydon derives originally from the Anglo-Saxon croh, meaning "crocus" and denu 'valley', indicating that, like Saffron Walden in Essex, it was a centre for the collection of saffron. CROCUS is a Research reactor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland, sometimes described as zero power but in fact limited In Geology, a valley (also called a vale, dale, glen or strath and near or in Appalachia, a draw) is Saffron Walden is a medium-sized market town in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common Saffron ( Kurdish/Persian زَعْفَرَان is a Spice derived from the dried Stigma of the Flower of the saffron crocus ( Crocus sativus [1]
Another opinion[2] holds that the name derives from the Old French croie dune, meaning chalk hill. Old French was the Romance Dialect continuum spoken in territories which span roughly the northern half of modern France and parts of modern Belgium Chalk (ʧɔːk is a soft white porous Sedimentary rock, a form of Limestone composed of the Mineral Calcite. This was because Croydon stands at the northern edge of the chalk hills called the North Downs. The North Downs are a ridge of Chalk hills in south east England that stretch for 120 miles (190 km from Farnham in Surrey to the White
According to John Corbett Anderson, (Anderson J C, "A Short Chronicle Concerning the Parish of Croydon", Reeves and Turner, London, 1882, pp19-20; republished in 1970 by SR Publishers, East Ardsley, Wakefield) "The earliest mention of Croydon is in the joint will of Beorhtric and Aelfswth, dated about the year 962. In this Anglo-Saxon document the name is spelt (here he uses original script) Crogdaene. Crog was, and still is, the Norse or Danish word for crooked, which is expressed in Anglo-Saxon by crumb, and totally different word. From the Danish came our crook and crooked. This term accurately describes the locality; it is a crooked or winding valley; in reference to the valley which runs in an oblique and serpentine course from Godstone to Croydon. " Anderson rejected the claim, originally cited by Ducarel given above meaning chalk hill, for the reasons that the name was in use at least a century before the French language would have been commonly used following the Norman Invasion, and the fact that the dune part of the etymology is actually Saxon in origin and not French at all, makes the second option above, an unlikely partnership.
Status
The area lay within the Anglo-Saxon administrative division of Wallington hundred. For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south Wallington was an ancient hundred in the north east of the county of Surrey, England. [1]
Croydon was created a municipal borough in Surrey in 1883. Municipal boroughs were a type of Local government which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974 in Northern Ireland from 1840 to Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. In 1889, through its growing economic importance, it was made a county borough exempt from county administration. County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (excluding Scotland) to refer to a Borough or a City In 1965 the County Borough of Croydon was abolished and its former area was transferred to Greater London and combined with that of the Coulsdon and Purley Urban District to form the present-day London Borough of Croydon. Croydon was a local government district in north east Surrey, England from 1849 to 1965 Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. Coulsdon and Purley Urban District was a local government district in north east Surrey from 1915 to 1965
History
There is a plate recording a Bronze Age settlement on Croham Hurst. The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for In addition there is evidence of a Roman settlement in the area and a 5th to 6th century pagan Saxon cemetery. Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between AD 43 and 410 Paganism (from Latin paganus, meaning "country dweller rustic" is a word used to refer to various religions and religious beliefs from across the world The Saxons or Saxon people were a Confederation of Old Germanic tribes.
Archbishops of Canterbury as lords of the manor
In the late Saxon period, it was the centre of a large estate belonging to the Archbishops of Canterbury. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the The church and the archbishops' manor house occupied the area still known as the Old Town. A manor house or fortified manor-house is a Country house, which has historically formed the administrative centre of a manor (see Manorialism The archbishops used the manor house as an occasional place of residence and would continue to have important links as Lords of the manor, a title originally bestowed on Archbishop Lanfranc by William the Conqueror,[1] and then as local patrons right up to the present day. This article is about the medieval system "Manors" redirects here Lanfranc (c 1005 – 1089 was Archbishop of Canterbury, and a Lombard by extraction William I of England ( 1027 His reign which brought Norman culture to England had an enormous impact on the subsequent course of England in the Middle Ages
Croydon appears in Domesday Book as Croindene. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey It was held by Archbishop Lanfranc of Canterbury. Canterbury ( ˈkæntəbɹ̩i is a City in eastern Kent in the South East region of England. Its domesday assets were: 16 hides and 1 virgate; 1 church, 1 mill worth 5s, 38 ploughs, 8 acres of meadow, woodland worth 200 hogs. The hide was a unit used in assessing land for liability to " Geld " or land tax in Anglo-Saxon England from the 7th to the 11th centuries The virgate was a unit of land area measurement used in medieval England, typically outside the Danelaw, and was held to be the amount of A grinding mill is a Unit operation designed to break a solid material into smaller pieces The plough ( American spelling plow; both plaʊ is a Tool used in Farming for initial cultivation of soil in preparation for sowing seed A meadow is a field vegetated primarily by Grass and other non- Woody plants. Ecologically a woodland is an area covered in trees differentiated from a Forest. Pigs, also called hogs or' swine', are Ungulates which have been domesticated as sources of food leather and similar products since ancient times It rendered £37 10s 0d. [3]
In 1276, the archbishop acquired a charter for a weekly market, and this probably marks the foundation of Croydon as an urban centre. A charter is the grant of authority or rights stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified Sao Paulo Stock Exchangejpg|thumb| Virtual market arena where buyer and seller are not present and trade via intemediates and electronical information Croydon developed into one of the main market towns of northeast Surrey. Market town or market right is a legal term originating in the Medieval period for a European settlement that has the right to hold Markets The market place was laid out on the higher ground to the east of the manor house in the triangle now bounded by High Street, Surrey Street and Crown Hill. A marketplace is the space actual or metaphorical in which a Market operates
By the 16th century the manor house had become a substantial palace used as the main summer home of the archbishops, visited by monarchs and other dignitaries. The original palace was sold in 1781, by then dilapidated and surrounded by slums and stagnant ponds, and a new residence, nearby at Addington, purchased in its place. A slum, as defined by the United Nations agency UN-HABITAT, is a run-down area of a city characterized by substandard housing and squalor and lacking in tenure security Addington Palace is a 18th century mansion in Addington near Croydon, South London, England. Addington is a village in south London, England, in the London Borough of Croydon. Many of the buildings of the original Croydon Palace survive, and are in use today as Old Palace School. Croydon Palace, in Croydon, London, was the summer residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury for over 500 years The Old Palace School of John Whitgift is an independent girls' school in Croydon, England, founded in 1889.
Croydon Parish Church, St John the Baptist
The earliest record of Christian leaders in Croydon is in an Anglo-Saxon will made in about 960, witnessed by Elfsies, priest of Croydon. Saint John the Baptist ( heb. Jochanan ben Sacharja, arab. يحيى Yaḥyā or يوحنا Yūḥanna, aram. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth The Domesday Book has the earliest written record of Croydon Church. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey The earliest recording of the name of the church is 6 December 1347, when it was recorded in the will of John de Croydon, fishmonger, containing a bequest to "the church of S John de Croydon". Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev The church still bears the arms of Archbishop Courtenay and Archbishop Chicheley, presumed to be its benefactors. William Courtenay (c 1342 &ndash 31 July 1396 English prelate was Archbishop of Canterbury, having previously been Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of Henry Chicheley (also Checheley or Chichele) (c 1364 &ndash 12 April 1443 English archbishop, founder of All Souls College Oxford, was born
The Perpendicular-style church was remodelled in 1849 but was destroyed in a great fire in 1867, following which only the tower, south porch and outer walls remained. See also Gothic art Gothic architecture is a style of Architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period. A new church was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, one of the greatest architects of the Victorian age, and opened in 1870. Sir George Gilbert Scott ( 13 July 1811 &ndash 27 March, 1878) was an English Architect of the Victorian Age Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities His design loosely followed the previous layout, with knapped flint facing and many of the original features, including several important tombs. Flint (or flintstone) is a hard sedimentary Cryptocrystalline form of the Mineral Quartz, categorized as a variety of Chert Croydon Parish Church is the burial place of six Archbishops of Canterbury: John Whitgift, Edmund Grindal, Gilbert Sheldon, William Wake, John Potter and Thomas Herring. John Whitgift (c 1530 &ndash February 29, 1604) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1583 to his death Edmund Grindal (c 1519 &ndash 6 July, 1583) was an English church leader who successively held the posts of Bishop of London, Archbishop Gilbert Sheldon (1598-1677 Archbishop of Canterbury, was born at Stanton in the parish of Ellastone, Staffordshire, and educated at Trinity William Wake ( 26 January 1657 &ndash 24 January 1737) was a priest in the Church of England and Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Herring ( 1693 - 23 March 1757) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1747 to 1757
Previously part of the Diocese of Canterbury, Croydon is now in the Diocese of Southwark. The Diocese of Canterbury is a Church of England diocese covering eastern Kent, founded by St Augustine in 597 The Diocese of Southwark forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. The Vicar of Croydon is an important post, in addition to the suffragan Bishop of Croydon. A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight The Bishop of Croydon is an Episcopal title given to a Suffragan bishop in the Church of England Diocese of Southwark, which is within the
Addington Palace
Addington Palace is a Palladian-style mansion between Addington Village and Shirley, surrounded by park landscapes and golf courses, within the boundaries of Croydon. Addington Palace is a 18th century mansion in Addington near Croydon, South London, England. PLEASE DO NOT ADD AN INFO BOX TO THIS PAGE --> Palladian architecture is a European style of Architecture derived from the designs of the Italian Addington is a village in south London, England, in the London Borough of Croydon. Shirley is a place in the London Borough of Croydon, England. After an Act of Parliament enabled the mansion to be purchased for the Archbishops of Canterbury in 1807, it became the official residence of six Archbishops until it was sold in 1898. An Act of Parliament is a Law enacted as Primary legislation by a national or sub-national Parliament.
In 1953, it was leased to the Royal School of Church Music until 1996, when it was leased to a private company who have developed it as a conference and banqueting venue with plans for a health farm and country club. The largest church music organisation in Britain the Royal School of Church Music was founded in 1927 by Sir Sydney Nicholson and has 11000 members worldwide it was originally
The grounds were landscaped by Capability Brown and are mainly a golf course and public park. A famous very large cedar tree stands next to the Palace. Cedar ( Cedrus) is a genus of Coniferous Trees in the Plant family Pinaceae.
Whitgift Almshouses
The Elizabethan Whitgift Almshouses, named the "Hospital of the Holy Trinity", have stood in the centre of Croydon (at the corner of North End and George Street) since they were erected by Archbishop John Whitgift. Almshouses are charitable Housing provided to enable people (typically elderly people who can no longer work to earn enough to pay He had petitioned for and had received permission from Queen Elizabeth I to establish a hospital and school in Croydon for the "poor, needy and impotent people" from the parishes of Croydon and Lambeth. Lambeth is a place in the London Borough of Lambeth, although the area is now more commonly known as Waterloo, after the railway station whose viaduct separates the The foundation stone was laid in 1596 and the building was completed in 1599.
The premises included the actual Hospital or Almshouses, providing accommodation for between 28 and 40 people, and a nearby schoolhouse and schoolmaster's house. There was a Warden in charge for the well-being of the almoners. The building is constructed with the chambers of the almoners and various offices surrounding an inner courtyard.
Threatened by various reconstruction plans and road-widening schemes, the Almshouses were saved in 1923 by intervention of the House of Lords. The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords" On 21 June 1983, Queen Elizabeth II visited the almshouses and unveiled a plaque celebrating the recently completed reconstruction of the building. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II On 22 March each year the laying of the foundation stone is commemorated as Founder's Day. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor.
Industrial era
The development of Brighton as a fashionable resort in the 1780s increased Croydon's role as a significant halt for stage coaches on the road south of London. Brighton ( is a town on the south coast of England and with its neighbour Hove, forms the city of Brighton and Hove. For other meanings see Stagecoach (disambiguation. A stagecoach (also called diligence) is a type of four-wheeled enclosed At the beginning of the 19th century, Croydon became the terminus of two pioneering commercial transport links with London. The first, opened in 1803, was the horse-drawn Surrey Iron Railway from Wandsworth, which in 1805 was extended to Merstham, as the Croydon, Merstham and Godstone Railway. The Surrey Iron Railway (SIR was a 4 ft 2 in Narrow gauge railway that linked the Surrey towns of Wandsworth and Croydon This article refers only to the town of Wandsworth For the wider area generally referred to as Wandsworth see the separate article on London Borough of Wandsworth. Merstham is a village in the Reigate and Banstead borough of Surrey, England, in the London commuter belt. The second, opened in 1809, was the Croydon Canal, which came from the Grand Surrey Canal at Deptford. The Croydon Canal ran 925 miles The Croydon Canal linked to the Croydon Merstham and Godstone Railway (itself connected to the Surrey Iron Railway) enabling The Grand Surrey Canal was a Canal constructed in south London during the early 19th century Deptford is an area on the south bank of the River Thames in south-east London. The London and Croydon Railway (an atmospheric and steam-powered railway), opened between London Bridge and West Croydon in 1839, using much of the route of the canal, which had closed in 1836, and other connections to London and the south followed. The London and Croydon Railway was opened in 1839 between London and Croydon in England. An atmospheric railway is a Railway that uses air Pressure to provide power for propulsion London Bridge is a Bridge between the City of London and Southwark in London, England, over the River Thames. West Croydon is a locality to the north west of central Croydon in South London.
The arrival of the railways and other communications advances in the 19th century led to a 23-fold increase in Croydon's population between 1801 and 1901. [1] This rapid expansion of the town led to considerable health problems, especially in the damp and overcrowded working class district of the Old Town. Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types In response to this, in 1849 Croydon became one of the first towns in the country to acquire a Local Board of Health. "Board of Health" redirects here This page describes the defunct bodies in England and Wales which used that name not any modern ones The Board constructed public health infrastructure including a reservoir, and water supply network, and sewers, a pumping station, and sewage disposal works. Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease prolonging life and promoting health through the organised efforts and informed choices of society organisations A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the A water supply network is a system of engineered Hydrologic and Hydraulic components including the watershed or geographic area that collects Urban areas require some methods for collection and disposal of Sewage.
A growing town
As the town continued to grow, it became especially popular as a pleasant leafy residential suburb for members of the Victorian middle classes, who could commute to the City of London by fast train in 15 minutes. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. The middle class, in colloquial usage consists of those who have some economic independence but not a great deal of social Influence or power. Commuting is the process of Travelling between one's place of residence and regular place of work For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically In 1883, Croydon was incorporated as a borough. In 1889, it became a county borough, with a still greater degree of autonomy. The new county borough council implemented the Croydon Improvement scheme in the early 1890s, which resulted in the widening of the High Street and the clearance of much of the 'Middle Row' slum area. The remaining slums were cleared shortly after World War II, with much of the population relocated to the isolated new community at New Addington. Gentrification, or urban gentrification, is the change in an Urban area associated with the movement of more affluent individuals into a lower-class World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including New Addington is an area in the London Borough of Croydon. It is a large local authority estate surrounded by open countryside and golf courses New stores opened and expanded in central Croydon, including Allders, Kennards and Grants, and the first Sainsbury's self-service shop in the country. Allders is an independent Department store in Croydon, Surrey, England. J Sainsbury plc ( is the parent company of Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd commonly known as Sainsbury's (also Sainsbury and JS) the third largest [1] There was also a bustling market on Surrey Street. Surrey Street Market is a market that sells mainly Meat & Vegetables as well as a range of other items through the week in Croydon, South London [6]
By the 1950s, with its continuing growth, the town was becoming congested, and the Council decided to introduce another major redevelopment scheme. The Croydon Corporation Act was passed in 1956. This, coupled with government incentives for office relocation out of London, led to the building of new offices and accompanying road schemes through the late 1950s and 1960s, and the town boomed as an important business centre in the 1960s, with the building of a large number of multi-storey office blocks, an underpass, a flyover and multi-storey car parks. A tunnel is an underground passageway The definition of what constitutes a tunnel is not universally agreed upon
Modern Croydon
In more modern times Croydon has developed an important centre for shopping, with the construction of the Whitgift Centre, which opened in 1969. See also [[Croydon Vision 2020#Whitgift Centre]] [[Croydon Vision 2020]] The Whitgift Centre is a large Shopping centre and office block in Croydon The Fairfield Halls arts centre and event venue opened in 1962. Fairfield Halls is an arts centre in Croydon, London, England and opened in 1962 The Warehouse Theatre opened in 1977. The Warehouse Theatre is a professional producing Theatre with one hundred seats in the centre of the London Borough of Croydon, based in an oak-beamed former The 1990s saw further changes intended to give the town a more attractive image. These include the closure of North End to vehicles in 1989 and the opening of the Croydon Clocktower arts centre in 1994. North End is a pedestrianized road in Central Croydon which is the main equivalent to a high street in Croydon Croydon Clocktower on Katharine Street in Central Croydon is an arts centre in Croydon, London, England. Tramlink began operation in May 2000. Tramlink (initially known as Croydon Tramlink) is a Tramway system serving the South London area of United Kingdom. A new equally large shopping centre, Centrale, opened in 2004 opposite the Whitgift Centre, straddling the site of the smaller Drummond Centre and what was once a large branch of C&A. Centrale is a shopping centre in Croydon, South London, the largest in London The Drummond Centre was a shopping centre located on North End in Croydon, London. C&A is also an abbreviation for the Camden and Amboy Railroad. There are plans for a large new shopping centre, Park Place, which will replace most of the eastern edge of the shopping district including St George's Walk; the redevelopment of the Croydon Gateway site; and extensions of Tramlink to Purley, Streatham, Lewisham and Crystal Palace. See also [[Croydon Vision 2020#Park Place]] [[Croydon Vision 2020]] Park Place is a shopping centre which had been expected to open St George's Walk is a shopping parade in Croydon, London that houses many independent stores See also [[Croydon Vision 2020#Croydon Gateway]] [[Croydon Vision 2020]] Ruskin Square (or Croydon Gateway) is the name given to a project to redevelop a block Purley is a place in the London Borough of Croydon. It is a suburban development situated 11 Streatham is a place in the London Borough of Lambeth in the United Kingdom. Lewisham is a district in south-east London, England and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Lewisham. Crystal Palace is a residential area in South London, England named from the erstwhile local landmark The Crystal Palace, which occupied the Croydon has become the second-largest place to shop in the south east, after central London, offering a range of shops and department stores. The term Central London refers to the districts of London England which are considered closest to the centre It is also home to many high density buildings such as the Nestlé Tower, being London's third main CBD, after the Square Mile and the Docklands and South London's main business centre. The Nestlé Tower (or St George's House) is a skyscraper occupied by the multinational packaged food company Nestlé S For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically Docklands is the semi-official name for an area in the east of London, England, comprising parts of several boroughs ( Southwark, Tower Hamlets South London is the southern part of London, England. The area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes Croydon area is served by various hospitals of which the main one is Mayday University Hospital in London Road. | Location = Thornton Heath, Croydon,| Region = London| State = England| Country = UK| HealthCare = NHS| Type = District General| Speciality = |
Culture and the arts
There are several high-quality arts venues. Foremost amongst these is the Fairfield Halls, opened in 1962, which consists of a large concert hall frequently used for BBC recordings, the Ashcroft Theatre and the Arnhem Gallery. Fairfield Halls is an arts centre in Croydon, London, England and opened in 1962 The Ashcroft Theatre is a Theatre located within the Fairfield Halls, Croydon, Surrey. The Halls are the home of the London Mozart Players, whose Principal Guest Conductor is flautist Sir James Galway. Founded by Harry Blech in 1949 as the UK’s first chamber orchestra the London Mozart Players (LMP is an ensemble of musicians from the UK and abroad Sir James Galway OBE (born December 8, 1939) is a Northern Ireland &ndashborn Virtuoso flautist from Belfast, nicknamed Many famous faces have appeared at the Fairfield Halls, from the Beatles through Bucks Fizz, Omid Djalili, Robert Cray, Chuck Berry, Don McLean, The Monkees, Johnny Cash, Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, Tom Jones, The Stylistics, Status Quo, Level 42, Joe Satriani, John Mayall, Jools Holland, Kenny Rogers, James Last to Coolio. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Bucks Fizz are a British pop group formed in 1981 to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest that year Omid Djalili (ʌmɪːd dʒəlɪlɪ; born September 30, 1965) is a British stand-up comedian and Actor. Robert Cray (born August 1, 1953) is an American Blues musician Guitarist, and Singer. Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18 1926 in St Donald McLean (born October 2 1945 in New Rochelle New York) is an American Singer-songwriter. For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series. Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. Dionne Warwick (born Marie Dionne Warrick on December 12, 1940) is an acclaimed five-time Grammy Award -winning singer actress activist Gladys Maria Knight, "The Empress of Soul" (born May 28, 1944) is a seven-time Grammy Award -winning American Tom Jones can refer to Tom Jones (singer (born 1940 Welsh pop music singer Tommy Lee Jones (born 1946 American actor and director The Stylistics were one of the best-known Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s Status quo is a Latin term meaning the present existing state of affairs or "the state in which" Level 42 are an English Pop rock and Jazz-funk band. The group had a number of worldwide and UK hits during the 1980s and 1990s and have Joseph "Satch" Satriani (born July 15, 1956 in Westbury New York, U John Mayall, OBE (born 29 November 1933) is a pioneering English Blues Singer, Songwriter, and multi- Instrumentalist Julian Miles "Jools" Holland OBE, DL (born 24 January 1958) is an English Pianist, Bandleader Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers (born August 21, 1938, in Houston Texas) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter James Last (born Hans Last on April 17, 1929 in Bremen) is a German composer and Big band leader Artis Leon Ivey Jr (born August 1 1963 better known by his Stage name Coolio, is a Grammy Award -winning American Rapper and The main concert hall was used for the conference scene in the Tom Hanks film The Da Vinci Code. Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9 1956 is an two-time Academy award and Emmy winning American Film actor, director The Da Vinci Code is a controversial mystery / detective Novel by US author Dan Brown, published in 2003 by Doubleday
The Warehouse Theatre is a studio theatre known for promoting new writing, as well as comedy and youth theatre. The Warehouse Theatre is a professional producing Theatre with one hundred seats in the centre of the London Borough of Croydon, based in an oak-beamed former Croydon Clocktower, built by the London Borough of Croydon in the mid-1990s, houses a state-of-the-art library, the David Lean cinema, a performance venue in the old reference library and the town museum. Croydon Clocktower on Katharine Street in Central Croydon is an arts centre in Croydon, London, England. Sir David Lean KBE ( 25 March, 1908 &ndash 16 April, 1991) was an English Film director and producer The Pembroke Theatre had many productions with well known actors before its closure.
There are several local and small venues for live music, comedy and community events dotted around Croydon and its neighbourhoods. There is a thriving rock scene producing some local talent such as; Czagio, The Tunics, Kitty Hudson, Von Kleet, Rose West, 5th Man Down, Godsized, Ten Foot Nun and Noisettes. Noisettes (occasionally written as NOISEttes) are an Indie rock band from London comprising singer and bassist Shingai Shoniwa, guitarist Local bands can be found playing at the Black Sheep Bar, Walkabout, The Green Dragon or The George, or recording at Scream Studios. The Cartoon in West Croydon was a very popular live music venue for many years, but closed down in November 2006. West Croydon is a locality to the north west of central Croydon in South London. Croydon Youth Theatre Organisation celebrated its 40th birthday in 2005. Croydon Youth Theatre Organisation, often referred to simply as CYTO, is a professionally-led youth Theatre group based at the Shoestring Theatre in South Norwood There are several community arts groups, particularly in the large Asian community. British Asians are British citizens who are immigrants or descendants of immigrants from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka There are controversial plans to develop an arena for entertainment and sporting events at the Croydon Gateway site.
Croydon has been at the centre of the development of the dubstep genre, a relatively recent musical development that traces its roots from dub, garage and drum and bass. Dubstep is a Genre of Electronic music that has its roots in London 's early 2000s UK garage scene Dub is a form of music which evolved from Reggae in the late 1960s Artists such as Benga and Skream, who honed their production and DJing skills whilst working at the now defunct Big Apple Records on Surrey Street, along with Norwood's Digital Mystikz and Thornton Heath's Plastician, form the core roster of dubstep DJs and producers. Skream (born Oliver Jones in West Wickham, Bromley) is a 21 year-old Dubstep producer based in Croydon. Digital Mystikz are a Dubstep production duo (consisting of Mala and Coki) from the South London suburb of Norwood. Chris Reed, also known as The Plastician (formerly Plasticman) is a grime and also dubstep DJ and producer from Thornton
The black composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) lived at 30 Dagnall Park, Selhurst, until his death. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (15 August 1875 &ndash 1 September 1912 was an English composer who achieved such success he was called the "African Mahler " He grew up in Croydon and sang in the church choir at St George's and taught at the Crystal Palace and many other schools of music. The Crystal Palace was a cast-iron and Glass building originally erected in Hyde Park, London, England, to house the He died from pneumonia after collapsing at West Croydon station. West Croydon station is a key transport interchange for National Rail and Tramlink services as well as London Buses. There is an impressive grave with a touching poem at Bandon Hill Cemetery, as well as exhibits about him in the Clock Tower Museum, Katharine Street.
The town centre is home to Europe's largest second-hand record store, Beanos, offering rare vinyl, CDs and books. It is off Church Street near the Grants cinema complex. Croydon is home to the BRIT School for performing arts and technology, based in Selhurst, which has produced stars such as Katie Melua, Amy Winehouse, Imogen Heap, Dane Bowers and members of The Feeling & The Kooks. The BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology (the operational name of The London School for Performing Arts & Technology) is an independent state funded arts and technology Imogen Heap (ˈɪmoʊdʒən ˈhiːp (born December 9 1977) is a Grammy nominated English Singer-songwriter from Romford, Dane Bowers (born 29 November 1979, Croydon, London, England) is an English pop Singer, Songwriter The Feeling is a five-piece BRIT award -nominated British band from Sussex and London. The Kooks are an Indie band based in the United Kingdom. The band was formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, and currently consists of four members
A calendar entitled Rare Roundabouts of Croydon, with a picture of a different Croydon roundabout each month, has enjoyed some success. [7]
Croydon also plays host to the filming of the popular Channel 4 show, Peep Show. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began --> Peep Show is a BAFTA
Croydon is also home to several video game developers, including Crawfish.
The ITV police drama The Bill although is set in East London is filmed in Croydon, many of the town centre locations are filmed around Surrey Street and the Nestle Building. Sun Hill Police station is situated in nearby Mitcham.
In 2007, the music video for pop star Mika's single Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) was filmed in various locations around Croydon, including the High Street and Surrey Street market
Transport
Croydon is near one of the sources of the River Wandle. Mica Penniman (born 18 August 1983) known as Mika (ˈmiːkə is a Lebanese-born, London-based, Grammy -nominated and BRIT Award " Big Girl (You Are Beautiful " is the fourth single from the debut album Life in Cartoon Motion of singer Mika. Croydon Clocktower on Katharine Street in Central Croydon is an arts centre in Croydon, London, England. The River Wandle is a River in southeast England. It runs through southwest London and is approximately 9 miles (14 km long Just to the south is a significant gap in the North Downs, which acts as a route focus for transport from London to the south coast.
The old London to Brighton road, the A23, passed through the town, as does the main railway line from London to Brighton. The A23 road, in its original form was a major road in the United Kingdom running between London and Brighton, East Sussex. Today the A23 follows Purley Way, to the west of the town. Purley Way is a section of the A23 Trunk road in the London Borough of Croydon, in the areas of Purley, Waddon and West Croydon Croydon is the main hub of the South London Tramlink, initially known as Croydon Tramlink until further expansion. South London is the southern part of London, England. The area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes Tramlink (initially known as Croydon Tramlink) is a Tramway system serving the South London area of United Kingdom. Tramlink (initially known as Croydon Tramlink) is a Tramway system serving the South London area of United Kingdom.
Croydon's early transport links
The horse-drawn Surrey Iron Railway was the world's first public railway. It was opened in 1803, had double track, was some 8. 5 miles (13. 7 km) long and ran from Wandsworth to Croydon, terminating at what is now Reeves Corner. The railway boom of the 1840s brought superior and faster steam lines and it closed in 1846. The route is followed in part by Tramlink. Tramlink (initially known as Croydon Tramlink) is a Tramway system serving the South London area of United Kingdom. The last remaining sections of rail can be seen behind railings in a corner of Rotary Field in Purley.
The Croydon Canal ran for 9. 5 miles (15. 3 km) from what is now West Croydon railway station north largely along the course of the present railway line to New Cross Gate, where it joined the Grand Surrey Canal and went on into the Thames. West Croydon station is a key transport interchange for National Rail and Tramlink services as well as London Buses. New Cross Gate is an area of south east London, England. It is immediately west of New Cross and forms part of the London Borough of Lewisham The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. It opened in 1809 and had 28 locks. A lock is a device for raising and lowering boats between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal Waterways. It had a strong competitor in the Surrey Iron Railway and was never a financial success. It sold out to the London & Croydon Railway in 1836. The lake at South Norwood is the former reservoir for the canal. South Norwood is a urban town and ward within the Greater London boundaries in Croydon, England. Canals are artificial channels for water There are two types of canals water conveyance canals which are used for the conveyance and delivery of water and Waterways
Croydon Airport
Croydon Airport on Purley Way was the main international airport for London until it was superseded by London Heathrow Airport and London Gatwick Airport. Croydon Airport was an airport in South London which straddled the boundary between what are now the London boroughs of Croydon and Sutton. Croydon Airport was an airport in South London which straddled the boundary between what are now the London boroughs of Croydon and Sutton. Gatwick Airport is London 's second largest Airport and the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow. Starting out during World War I as an airfield for protection against Zeppelins, and developing into one of the great airports of the world during the 1920s and 1930s, it welcomed the world's pioneer aviators in its heyday. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All A Zeppelin is a type of Rigid airship pioneered by the German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century based on designs he had outlined As aviation technology progressed, however, and aircraft became larger and more numerous, it was recognized in 1952 that the airport would be too small to cope with the ever-increasing volume of air traffic. The last scheduled flight departed on 30 September 1959. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
The air terminal, now known as Airport House, has been restored and has a museum open one day a month.
Railways and trams
Croydon is the hub of Tramlink and from East Croydon station. East Croydon station is a railway station and tram stop in Croydon, 9 Tramlink (initially known as Croydon Tramlink) is a Tramway system serving the South London area of United Kingdom. Tramlink (initially known as Croydon Tramlink) is a Tramway system serving the South London area of United Kingdom. East Croydon station is a railway station and tram stop in Croydon, 9 has main-line rail services to Central London, Gatwick Airport and the South Coast. Gatwick Airport is London 's second largest Airport and the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow. Services are provided by Southern, Southeastern, First Capital Connect and Virgin Trains. Southern is a train operating company in England, running to south London, Surrey, and Sussex from Victoria and London Southeastern is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. First Capital Connect (FCC is a passenger train operating company in England that began operations on the National Rail network on 1 April 2006 Virgin Trains is a Train operating company in the United Kingdom, which currently provides services from London Euston to the North West There is a large bus station at West Croydon. West Croydon station is a key transport interchange for National Rail and Tramlink services as well as London Buses. There are plans to extend the East London Line to West Croydon. The East London Line was a line of the London Underground, coloured orange on the Tube map.
Railway stations
Stations in central Croydon:
- Croydon Central (closed and no trace remaining)
- Croydon (New) - absorbed by East Croydon
- East Croydon
- South Croydon
- West Croydon
Tramlink stops
Tramlink stops near the centre of Croydon:
- East Croydon station
- West Croydon station
- Wellesley Road
- George Street
- Church Street
- Reeves Corner
- Lebanon Road
- Centrale
Notable people associated with the town of Croydon
See also the list of notable people from connected with the wider Borough of Croydon here. Croydon Central station was a railway station in Croydon, Surrey, now in South London, England. East Croydon station is a railway station and tram stop in Croydon, 9 South Croydon railway station is in the London Borough of Croydon in south London, in Travelcard Zone 5. West Croydon station is a key transport interchange for National Rail and Tramlink services as well as London Buses. Tramlink (initially known as Croydon Tramlink) is a Tramway system serving the South London area of United Kingdom. East Croydon station is a railway station and tram stop in Croydon, 9 West Croydon station is a key transport interchange for National Rail and Tramlink services as well as London Buses. Wellesley Road tram stop is a halt on the Tramlink service in the London Borough of Croydon. George Street tram stop is a Tram stop in Central Croydon. It is one of the busiest stops on the line as it is where most people get off to do their shopping Church Street is a tram stop for westbound Tramlink trams in central Croydon. Reeves Corner tram stop is a halt on the Tramlink service in central Croydon. Lebanon Road tram stop is a Light rail stop in the London Borough of Croydon in the southern suburbs of London. Centrale is a shopping centre in Croydon, South London, the largest in London Croydon College is a Further education college in the London Borough of Croydon. This is a list about individuals associated with the London Borough of Croydon in England.
- Tom Wright, born 1957, architect of Burj Al Arab
- Duke McKenzie, born 1963, world champion boxer
- Tasha Danvers-Smith, born 1977, champion hurdler
- C.B. Fry, 1872 - 1956, polymath - sportsman, politician, teacher, writer, editor, publisher
- Wilfred Wood, born 1936, first black C of E Bishop
- Martyn Rooney, born 1987, international sprinter
- Donna Fraser, born 1972, international athlete
- William Stanley, 1829 - 1909, inventor and philanthropist
- John Ruskin, 1819 - 1900 art critic and social theorist
- Frederick Horniman, 1835 - 1906, tea merchant and philanthropist (lived in Coombe Road)
- Neil Fraser, born 1955, dub musician/producer (AKA Mad Professor)
- Chris Reed, born 1983, Grime DJ/producer (AKA Plastician)
- Jeannie Baker, born 1940, artist, author, designer and animator
- Miles Malleson, 1888 - 1969, actor (The 39 Steps, Kind Hearts & Coronets)
- Simon Prebble, born 1942, actor/narrator
- Bernard Spear, 1919 - 2003, actor (Yentob)
- James Booth, 1927 - 2005, actor (Zulu)
- Emile Zola, 1840 - 1902, French author and political figure, lived in Croydon for a time
- Deryck Guyler, 1914 - 1999, actor
- Derek Bentley, 1933 - 1953, victim of injustice
- Tracey Emin, born 1963, artist
- Joseph Holbrooke, 1822 - 1876, composer of stage, choral, and orchestral music
- Graham Moodie, born 1981, olympic hockey player
- Matthew Fisher, born 1946, musician, Procol Harum, Composer of Whiter Shade of Pale
- Allan Ahlberg, born 1938, children's writer (Penguin)
- Alfred Russel Wallace, 1823 – 1913, naturalist, co-discoverer of the theory of evolution
- Dame Peggy Ashcroft, 1907 – 1991, actress
- Cicely Mary Barker, 1895 - 1973, artist, lifelong resident
- Jeff Beck, born 1944, guitarist
- Keith Berry, born 1973, musician & composer
- Dane Bowers, born 1979, singer
- Derren Brown, born 1971, psychological illusionist
- Sue Perkins, born 1969, comedienne, writer, performer
- Mark Butcher, born 1972 in Croydon, Surrey and England cricketer
- Martin Clunes, born 1961, actor - resident
- Samuel Coleridge-Taylor 1875-1912, composer
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, lived in South Norwood, Croydon
- Ronnie Corbett, born 1930, comedian - resident
- Luol Deng, born 1985, basketball player and 2012 Olympic hopeful
- Lewis Grabban, born 1988, footballer
- Will Hay, comic actor, lived Norbury, Croydon
- Roy Hudd, born 1936 in Croydon, comic actor
- Steve Kember, born 1948 in Croydon, footballer
- D. H. Lawrence, teacher at Davidson Road School, lived in Addiscombe, Croydon
- David Lean, 1908–1991, film director
- Kirsty MacColl, 1959 – 2000, musician and singer-songwriter
- Captain Sensible, born 1954, musician
- Kate Moss, born 1974, model
- Malcolm Muggeridge, 1903–1990), journalist, author, and satirist
- Jamie Reid, born 1947 - situationist, artist, graphic designer
- Kellie Shirley, born 1981 EastEnders actress [8]
- Peter Sarstedt, born 1942, singer, winner of Ivor Novello Award - resident
- Edward Woodward, born 1930 in Croydon, actor
- Ian Wright, played for Crystal Palace, lived in Shirley, Croydon
- Havelock Ellis, born February 2 1859 - 8-Jul-1939, Victorian sexologist
- Katie Melua, singer, songwriter, musician who went to the Brit School for Performing Arts at Selhurst, Croydon
- Ian Frazer, poker player
- Kate Nash Singer/ songwriter born July 6 1987. James Booth (born David Geeves; 19 December, 1927 - 11 August, 2005) was an English Film, stage Émile François Zola ( (2 April 1840 &ndash 29 September 1902 was an influential French Writer, the most important exemplar of the literary school of Deryck Guyler ( 29 April 1914 - 7 October 1999) was an English Actor, best known for his portrayal of officious short-tempered Derek William Bentley ( 30 June 1933 – 28 January 1953) was hanged for a murder which was committed by a friend and accomplice of Tracey Emin RA (born 3 July, 1963) is an English Artist of Turkish Cypriot origin one of the group known as Britartists Joseph Charles Holbrooke ( Croydon, July 5 1878 &ndash London, August 5 1958) was an English Composer Graham Thomas Moodie (born January 15, 1981 in Balerno, Midlothian) is a Scottish Field hockey player who was a member Matthew Fisher (born Matthew Charles Fisher 7 March 1946 in Addiscombe, Croydon, England) is the Janet and Allan Ahlberg are the creators of many popular children's books which regularly appear at the top of the 'most popular' lists for public libraries Alfred Russel Wallace OM, FRS (8 January 1823 &ndash 7 November 1913 was an British naturalist, Explorer, Geographer Dame Peggy Ashcroft DBE ( 22 December, 1907 &ndash 14 June, 1991) was an acclaimed Academy Award -winning English Cicely Mary Barker ( June 28 1895 - February 16 1973) was the illustrator who created the famous Flower fairies, in the shape of ethereal Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck (born June 24, 1944 to Arnold and Ethel Beck in Wallington, England) is an English Keith Berry (born 1973 is a London -based musician and composer often working in the field of Minimalist and Ambient music. Dane Bowers (born 29 November 1979, Croydon, London, England) is an English pop Singer, Songwriter Derren Victor Brown (born 27 February 1971 is an English magician, psychological Illusionist, Mentalist, painter and Susan Elizabeth Perkins (born 22 September 1969 in East Dulwich, London) more commonly known as Sue Perkins, is an English Mark Alan Butcher (born Croydon, London, 23 August 1972) is an English Cricketer a former international player who continues Martin Alexander Clunes (born 28 November 1961 is a BAFTA and SAG award-winning English actor and Comedian. Lunar House is a 20-storey office block at 40 Wellesley Road, Croydon, on the east side and houses the headquarters of the UK Border Agency, an executive Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (15 August 1875 &ndash 1 September 1912 was an English composer who achieved such success he was called the "African Mahler " Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930 was an Anglo-Scottish Author most noted for his stories about the Ronald Balfour "Ronnie" Corbett, OBE (born 4 December 1930) is a British Actor and Comedian, born in Scotland Luol Deng (born 16 April 1985 in Wau, Sudan) is a British professional Basketball player for the National Basketball Association 's Chicago Lewis Grabban (born January 12, 1988 in Croydon, Greater London, England) is a footballer who plays for League One William Thomson Hay ( 6 December 1888 &ndash 18 April 1949) was an English Comedian, Actor and amateur Roy Hudd, OBE (born 16 May 1936 in Croydon) is an English radio and television actor Stephen Dennis "Steve" Kember (born 8 September 1948 in Croydon, south London) was a footballer who played in the centre David Herbert Richards Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930 was an English writer of the 20th century whose prolific and diverse output included Novels short Sir David Lean KBE ( 25 March, 1908 &ndash 16 April, 1991) was an English Film director and producer Kirsty Anna MacColl ( 10 October, 1959 &ndash 18 December, 2000) was an English Singer-songwriter. Captain Sensible (born Raymond Burns, 24 April, 1954) is a Singer, songwriter Guitarist (and sometimes bassist) who Kate Moss (born January 16 1974) is an English model who has appeared on over 300 magazine covers. Thomas Malcolm Muggeridge ( Croydon, England 24 March 1903 &ndash 14 November 1990) was a British Journalist Jamie Reid (born 1947 is a British artist and Anarchist with connections to the Situationists. Kellie Shirley (born in Croydon, South London) is a British actress EastEnders is a most popular and award-winning Television Soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 February 1985 Peter Sarstedt (born Peter Eardley Sarstedt, 12 December, 1942, Delhi, India) is a Singer-songwriter. Edward Albert Arthur Woodward OBE (born June 1, 1930 Croydon) is an English Actor and Singer. Ian Edward Wright, MBE (born 3 November 1963 in Woolwich, London) is an English former professional footballer who won the Golden Crystal Palace FC is an English football club based in South Norwood, London. Henry Havelock Ellis ( February 2, 1859 - July 8, 1939) was a British sexologist, physician and social reformer The BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology (the operational name of The London School for Performing Arts & Technology) is an independent state funded arts and technology Ian "The Raiser" Frazer is an English professional Poker player and commentator chiefly noted for his strong record in shootout Poker Kate Marie Nash (born 6 July 1987) is an English Singer-songwriter based in London. Attended Brit School, Croydon [9]
- Roy Hodgson, football manager and former player, born in Croydon
See also
- Park Hill Recreation Ground - park in central Croydon
- Arnhem - Partner city of Croydon in the Netherlands
- South Croydon
- West Croydon
External links
- Croydon Council
- Croydon - 1911 Encyclopedia article
- Croydon Guardian Heritage pages
- The Croydon Society site
- Museum of Croydon which opened 2006
References
- ^ a b c d Brewer's Britain and Ireland, compiled by John Ayto and Ian Crofton, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005, ISBN 0-304-35385-X
- ^ 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica at Love to Know
- ^ Surrey Domesday Book
- ^ Looking Out For No1 (from Croydon Guardian)
- ^ State of the art refurbishment
- ^ http://www.surreystreetmarket.com/
- ^ BBC News - Roundabout calendar is gift hit
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1277450/ Kellie Shirley born 11 Jul 1981
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_7258000/7258517.stm Accessed March 05,2008 former Brit School student
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