A record of the historic work of the citizens of Croydon during the Great War. It contains a Roll of Honour (with photos) and a wealth of information on the military, semi-military, civilians, and hospital services and is illustrated throughout. If you have any connections with Croydon then this will be an informative and interesting addition to your collection. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable by whole or part name *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable ... More Info
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Contents: Brighton Road, 1892; St Luke's memorials, Whyteleafe; Hazlewood Farm, Chipstead; Godstone Literary Institute & Club; Obtaining a Coat of Arms; Surrey Deneholes; Hewett of Caterham; Bert Sargeant, errand boy; The Environment in the Middle Ages; Coal Posts
Contents: Sanderstead Court, Guiding in East Surrey, One Kenley Family & Two World Wars, Chairmen of the Council - Coulsdon & Purley Urban District Council, Childhood Memories from the Coulsdon of the Fifties, A Glimpse at the Purley War Effort 1917, The Last Days of Warlingham Golf Clubhouse, Wartime Memories of Air-Raid Shelters at Eothen School, At Risk - Jeremiah's Caterham Folly.
Contents: The days of the Working Horse in Caterham; Riddlesdown Cottage; Aerial Photographs of the Bourne Area; The Giffords of Tupwood Lane; The Schools of the Webb Estate; Living in a Cave; The 2nd Surrey Rifle Volunteers & their Rifle Ranges; From St Luke's (Whyteleafe) Parish Magazine; Stop Thief;A Teenager at War; Local Memories of the 1950s; The Beverley Boys: II Gordon Long.
Contents: The Stained Glass at St John's Church, Caterham Valley; Surrey Indictments - Elizabeth I; A Ramble of Walker Miles; Purley a Hundred Years Ago; An Unexpected Visual Archive of Britain in the 1940s; Scout Huts and HQs in Caterham District; Kenley's Astronomical Observatory; From Warlingham to Westerham; A Caterham Link with the Charge of the Light Brigade and Waterloo.
Contents: The Fight for Coulsdon Commons; Surrey Indictments - James I; North Tandridge in the later 15th Century; On the Ground at RAF Kenley in 1940; Bynes Road and its Chequered History; Purley Co-op Milk Depot, Lansdown Road; A Record of Enemy Air Raids August to September 1940; Developments of Ninehams Estate; Serious Fire at Caterham; A Leading Insurance Man; A Sign from the Past; Horatio Ro...More Info