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Croydon
Off factory road turn into left Martin Crescent. Take the footpath at the end.
Croydon
The ancient market town of Croydon sat in the valley between the chalk hills of the North Downs and the clay capped ridge of Norwood once covered by what is popularly known as the Great North Wood. The borough is of special interest to geologists as it covers almost the entire range of rock types found in the London basin. The difficulties of farming on the highly permeable chalk explains why the bulk of valuable wildlife habitat occurs on the dry valleys, which were grazed by sheep well into this century. Yet Croydon has the largest population of any London borough and the lack of open space of any kind, let alone of wildlife interest, in the north of the borough is an indication of the pressure on habitat. The dry valleys and chalk ridges are subject to the conflicting demands of recreation or housing and what is often seen as half-hearted management of this sensitive landscape.
Saxon name is ‘Saffron Valley’
Two Brewers pub Shepherd Neame tied house in 1970s
Manor
Frith Road
Handcroft Road
Old route
RC chapel 1841 first purpose built chapel in Croydon
Kingsley Road
Area rebuilt by Croydon Council
London Road
296 Star pub
304 Rising Sun
St.George's Church
Longley Road
22 Princess Royal pub
Mitcham Road
98 Pub Club
148 Wellington Pub
Still for lavender in a farmhouse near Canterbury Road Piese and Lubin
Parsons Mead
99 Harp pub
Pawsons Road
Gravel pits
69 Pawson’s Arms
182 Lion Pub. Burke’s Brewery
St.James Road
St.James, Commissioners Church, 1827/9, chancel 1881, font, original galleries, set in 1871, reredos 1884, pulpit 1888, glass. Yellow brick
169 Gothic villa vicarage?
Jolly Gardeners pub
166 Oakfield Tavern
224 Windmill pub
Pond, orchard, ditch
Stanley Road
90 Crown
144 Golden Lion The Golden Lion was the badge of the Lion of Flanders
Sumner Road
Named for Archbishop John Sumner.
Christ Church. Teulon. 1851-2. Paid for by Archbishop Sumner, concerned at the lack of churches in the growing town. Designed to seat 700 (transepts with galleries). The Low Church layout was much disliked by the Ecclesiologist. The chancel was lengthened and a west bay added to the nave in 1860, to Teulon's designs. Flint-faced, with freestone banding, the details less eccentric than in some of his other buildings, although there are several odd features such as the West 'transept' of the South porch, and the crazy turret with spire on the end of the nave, and some characteristic Teulonesque tracery - spherical triangles in the transepts. Vestries added 1930. - Art Nouveau font, 1908. - Stained glass in the apse by Clayton & Bell, 1891.
78 Canterbury Arms
Tanfield Road
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