My First Historic Collection

west; croydon; bus; station; 1967; b&w; heritage; here; to; modernity; town; bus; station; B&W; Black; and; white; frazer; ashford; empty; desolate

West Croydon Bus Station 1967

croydon; then; and; now; 2010; catalogue; old; vintage; modernity; 1967; heritage; north; end; street; frazer; ashford; b&w; black; and; white; shops; commerce; road; main; street; town; centre

A view of along North End, Croydon, looking south from West Croydon Station in 1967

b&W; balcak; and; white; frazer; ashford; croydon; streets; roads; 1960s; buildings; past; heritage; desserted; quiet; history; historic; suffolk; wellesley; george; street; junction; wellesley; road; george; street; roundabout; under[ass; traffic; lights; 1967

The junction of George Street and Wellesley Road in 1967 looking south. The roundabout sits above the Croydon Underpass.

croydon; then; and; now; catalogue; old; vintage; modernity; 1967; heritage; high street; shops; centre; road; desolate' empty. surrey; B&W; black; &; white; pavement; frazer; ashford; buildings; bus; stop; flyover; empty

A view along South End Crpydon in 1967 showing the Croydon flyover under construction

croydon; then; and; now; 2010; catalogue; old; vintage; modernity; 1967; heritage; north; end; street; shops; centre; road; desolate; empty. surrey; B&W; black; &; white; pavement; frazer; ashford; kennards; stores; allders

A view along North End, Crpydpn, from George Street looking north in 1967

Clare; Beccy; Croydon; heritage; croydon; katherine; street; parade; silver; jubilee; here; to; modernity; b&w; black; and; white; crowds; costumes; town; frazer; ashford; 1977; queen; costumes

A parade to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee assembles in Katherine Street, Croydon, in 1977

b&W; black; and; white; frazer; ashford; croydon; streets; roads; 1960s; buildings; past; heritage; desserted; quiet; history; historic; tamworth; road; warehouse; bentley; brown residential; warehouse; murder; location; site; brown; parker; 1967

A view along Tamworth Road, Croydon, in 1967. The set-back building is the warehouse for the wholesaler Brown and Parker which became infamous as the location of the Bentley and Craig murder case. It was on the rook that PC Miles was shot and killed in 1953. Derek Bentley was hanged to his part in the murder.

b&W; balcak; and; white; frazer; ashford; croydon; streets; roads; 1960's; buildings; past; heritage; deserted; quiet; history; historic; east; dingwall; george; street; east; station' dual; carriageway; 1967

Looking east along George Street towards East Croydon Station in 1967 with Dingwall Road on the left

1977; and; ArenaPAL; Artistic; ASHFORD; AWARD; B@W; bar; Black; BUILDING; CABARET; COM; Comedy; CRAIG; CROYDON; Director; FESTIVAL; FRAZER; FRINGE; lunchtime; Music; musical; New; NOVEMBER; Original; PEOPLE; PLAY; Playhouse; Surrey; TED; Theatre; TOWN; UK; VENUE; VICTORIAN; Warehouse; white; WINNING; WRITERS; www; Young; People; Frazer; Croydon; AND; black

The Warehouse Theatre in Dingwall Road, Croydon. The venue was originally a Victorian tile warehouse and retains many original features to this day.

frazer; ashford; croydon; surrey; nla; treepenny; bit; skyscraper; architecture; urban; town; road; cars; buses; transport; concrete; col; color; colour; b&w; black; and; white; building; round; concrete; ford; cortina; period, car

One of the first and distinctive new buildings in Croydon in the 1960s. The building was known by many names but more often as the NLA Building after the company that rented it. The building stands just outside East Croydon Station