DON’T have enough time or money to head to the Costa Del Sol at the moment? How about Croydon instead? In just over a month, ...
Reinvention is the name of the game in the south London town of Croydon. The Sixties saw a highway lined with office blocks run through the town centre, the arrival of the Whitgift Centre shopping ...
When the capital banned skyscrapers in the 1960s, Croydon stepped in with concrete towers and flyovers that made it a byword for urban devastation. Fifty years later, this most unloved suburb may ...
Croydon is known and loved for its vibrant and bustling urban hub, which almost makes it feel like a city in its own right - but it appears as though the town's name isn’t entirely unique, as there ...
Last year, Croydon was given an unfortunate label - London's knife crime capital. Five teenagers were stabbed to death in the south London borough over the course of 2021. This year, however, police ...
It took 140 years to build up the House of Reeves furniture store, but only a few hours to destroy it. On Aug. 9, the morning after arsonists left the Croydon landmark in ruins, its owner put on a ...
Croydon, a London borough just over the Surrey border, boasts a diverse population and numerous train stations such as West and East Croydon, Norwood Junction, Selhurst and Thornton Heath. Over the ...
The good burghers of ancient and historic Croydon decided back in the Sixties it would be a good idea to tear down the town centre, build tower blocks to attract big business and drive a major road ...