EPW052805 ENGLAND (1937). Tamworth Road and surrounding area, Croydon, from the south-west, 1937

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Title [EPW052805] Tamworth Road and surrounding area, Croydon, from the south-west, 1937
Reference EPW052805
Date 3-April-1937
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Place name CROYDON
Parish
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 531869, 165413
Longitude / Latitude -0.10526578762691, 51.371943862357
National Grid Reference TQ319654

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Steam loco pulling coal trucks, most likely destined for the gas works or Croydon A power station, both accessible via the Waddon Marsh junctions.

vakart
Sunday 19th of November 2023 07:31:46 AM
Rectory Grove ( it was then St John's Road ). Interesting comparative lack of trees in this picture since these houses were built in the late 1850's. Forty years after this photo in the 1970's it was gloriously lined with mature Beech and Horse Chestnut trees. Then with the impact of Tramlink TFL started routing buses ( and for that matter out of service Buses ) down what was technically a local Distributor road - 1,000 a week. Lorries followed and rat-running traffic escaping Purley Way jams. So the trees were in the way. Croydon council were supine before TFL and betrayed us utterly. I lived at No. 20 and have lovely memories until then.

TerryhaynesBFA
Wednesday 10th of May 2017 03:30:07 PM
Rear view of Grants department store. It towered over Surrey Street market.

P Carey
Tuesday 25th of March 2014 12:28:38 PM
The Whitgift school, now the Whitgift Cetre

P Carey
Tuesday 25th of March 2014 12:27:12 PM