London - South Croydon - Fair in 1894 - library repro postcard c.1980s

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• Picture / Image:  Croydon Fair, South Croydon, 1894
• Publisher: Croydon Public Libraries
• Postally used: no
• Stamp:  n/a
• Postmark(s): n/a
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• Notes / condition: near mint

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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South Croydon in south London is the area surrounding the valley south of central Croydon and running as far south as the former Red Deer public house on the Brighton Road. It is bounded by Waddon to the West and Selsdon and Sanderstead to the East. It is part of the South Croydon (CR2) post town and in the London Borough of Croydon. It is essentially a dormitory suburb for Croydon and London.

The area is bounded by the South Croydon electoral ward of the London Borough of Croydon. To the west and south it is bounded by the historic Croydon parish boundary, which runs from Conduit Lane to Croham Hurst, crossing Croham Road where it becomes Croham Valley Road, then across to the railway line, crossing Selsdon Road where it becomes Upper Selsdon Road and crossing Carlton Road where it becomes Mayfield Road. Thereafter the old parish boundary roughly follows the railway south as far as the Red Deer public house, beyond which lies Purley Oaks. Curiously, Purley Oaks Primary School lies on the South Croydon side of the boundary and not in Purley Oaks.[2]

Landmarks of South Croydon include:

Croham Hurst

The former Swan and Sugarloaf public house, now a branch of Tesco Express.

The former Red Deer public house, now a Polish Supermarket

Whitgift School

St Peter's Church (designed by George Gilbert Scott)

St Augustine's Church

South Croydon Bus Garage

46 South End

Green space is provided to the west by the enormous Purley Way Playing Fields, and the hidden green space with gardens that is Haling Grove sandwiched between Pampisford Road and the A23: the extensive Whitgift School playing fields frequently host international cricket and rugby matches.

The postal district of South Croydon includes Sanderstead, Selsdon and two remnants of Addington, Croham Valley and Monks Hill. It has the following schools: Harris Academy Purley (formerly Haling Manor High School), Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School, St Peter's Primary School, St Giles School (specialist disabled school), Ridgeway Primary School, Gresham Primary School, Purley Oaks Primary School, Howard Primary School, Atwood Primary School, Selsdon Primary and Nursery School, Greenvale Primary School, Gilbert Scott Primary School, Whitgift School and The Quest Academy.