Exhibition Tours Sutton Libraries
Our exhibition based on this blog went to Wallington Library today and will be there until Saturday 24 October. It’ll be transferred... Read More
Brief Coda to the Visit of King Amanuallah
U3A member Mike Holmewood has previously blogged about the visits of VIPs and foreign royalty to Croydon, particularly the visit of King... Read More
Why Josephine Baker flew in and out of Croydon in a day.
Last Thursday, attendees at the Museum of Croydon were treated to an account of why Josephine Baker made a mad dash to... Read More
Living Near the Airport: Accidents
U3A member Peter Day continues his post on the sometimes dangerous consequences of living near Croydon Airport: Nothing was more likely to... Read More
Living near the Airport: The Aerodrome’s Location
U3A member Peter Day writes on the disturbance caused by living near Croyon Airport: In 1915 a small aerodrome was established at... Read More
Gold Bullion Robbery: 1935 Part II
Robin Dewell continues his story of the Goild Bullion robbery at Croydon Airport in 1935 in the stye of the newspapers at... Read More
£21,000 BULLION ROBBERY: 1935
A post from U3A member Robin Dewell written in the style of a 1930s newspaper: £21,000 BULLION ROBBERY ———— EARLY MORNING TAXI... Read More
How Safe was Flying in the 1930s? Part II
Rapid Development in the 1930s. The graphs showing the number of flights (Machine Flights, left), the number of Passengers and the amount... Read More
The New London Airport (Croydon): A Major Attraction
King Amanuallah of Afghanistan at Croydon Airport, 1928 A post from U3A member Mike Holmewood on an unusual visit to Croydon: The... Read More
Britain’s Busiest Airport
A post by U3A member Peter Day on, well, post: Air Mail with Croydon Airport in background Many people are completely unaware... Read More