Claimed to be the first public building in South Norwood. When it opened there was little else here except for brickworks and farmland.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Jolly Sailor Inn
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Jolly Sailor Inn
Site of the Jolly Sailor Inn, South Norwood's first public building, 1810. Pe...
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Henry Herbert Gwynn
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Hindle House Community / Hindle House War Memorial Project
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2 memorials
Fawcett Association
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1 memorial
South Place Ethical Society / Conway Hall Ethical Society
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1 memorial
White Hart Inn
Established in the medieval period and referenced by Shakespeare in 'Henry VI' and by Dickens in 'Pickwick Papers'. Not to be confused with the nearby White Hart at 22 Great Suffolk Street.
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