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Croydon Council

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We think the "Croydon's Heritage" plaques must be erected by a section of Croydon Council. Certainly the Picture source website refers to the heritage plaques.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Croydon Council

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Admiral Robert Fitzroy - SE19

Admiral Robert Fitzroy, 1805 - 1865, explorer and pioneer of weather forecast...

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Ashleigh and India Houses

Ashleigh & India Houses, 1848. Houses for professors of the East India Co...

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Cicely Mary Barker

Cicely Mary Barker, 1895 - 1973, artist and creator of the Flower Fairy child...

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Croydon airport terminal building

Croydon's Heritage Croydon airport terminal building, 1928 - 1959, one of the...

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Croydon Grand Theatre and Opera House

The Grand Theatre and Opera House stood on this site 1896 - 1959. Croydon's H...

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Other Subjects

George Arthur Roberts

George Arthur Roberts

Soldier and Fireman. Born in Trinidad, he was one of the first black men to join the British Army. In WW1, he earned a reputation for throwing bombs back over enemy lines and was nicknamed the 'Coc...

Person, Armed Forces, Community / Clubs, Emergency Services, Race Issues, Caribbean Islands, France, Turkey

War served, WW2
1 memorial
The Arts Lab

The Arts Lab

A centre for theatre, poetry, film, happenings and arts of all kinds. Originally founded by Jim Haynes at 182 Drury Lane, it was influential in inspiring many similar centres in the UK and Europe. ...

Group, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
Woodford Green Men's Club

Woodford Green Men's Club

Either the club or its Harrier section was established in 1904.  Its origins are back in the 1880s when it was part of the sports section of the Woodford Green Working Mens' Institute.  More inform...

Group, Community / Clubs, Gender Issues

1 memorial
International Students House

International Students House

ISH began life in 1917 as Student Movement House, a social centre opened at 32 Russell Square in memory of students who died in WW1. 1932 - 46 the warden of Student Movement House was Mary Trevelya...

Group, Community / Clubs, Education

1 memorial

Previously viewed

Savoy - theatre

Savoy - theatre

WC2, Savoy Court

In 1903-10 the Savoy Hotel was built by Colcutt and Macmurdo. The magnificently Art Deco Savoy Theatre is in the western section. The sho...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Edith Cavell at Royal London Hospital

Edith Cavell at Royal London Hospital

E1, Whitechapel Road, Royal London Hospital

English Heritage Edith Cavell, 1865 - 1915, pioneer of modern nursing in Belgium and heroine of the Great War, trained and worked here, 1...

War dead | WW1
1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Henry Mayhew

Henry Mayhew

NW1, Albany Street, 55

Henry Mayhew, 1812 - 1887, founder of 'Punch' and author of 'London Labour and the London Poor', lived here. London County Council 

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
F. D. Jones

F. D. Jones

For more information about this hero click on the picture of the pumping works plaque.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
A. S. Johnson

A. S. Johnson

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial