Air Raid Defences in and around Croydon: Timeline
4 August 1914: Britain declares war on Germany 24 August 1914: Special Constables start guarding “vulnerable points” including water, gas and electricity... Read More
Public Reaction in Croydon to the Zeppelin Raids of October 1915
Norman, one of our volunteers on the Fighting for Air project, discovered a very interesting and important item in the Museum of... Read More
Air Defences at Croydon
In January 1916, as the aerodrome opened for use, an observation point was established in central Croydon. There were numerous reports of... Read More
The Croydon Zeppelin Raid: A Personal Connection
33 Leslie Park Rd, Croydon, 14 October 1915 The Fighting for War project has used this image of the Zeppelin raid on... Read More
Zeppelins over Croydon, 13/14 October 1915
Zeppelins raided London for two nights in September 1915. On the second of these raids, a Zeppelin was seen and heard heading... Read More