Air Raid Warning Systems in Croydon: From non-existence to technical wizardry
Records in the Museum of Croydon record the gradual implementation of an air raid defence system and even – though not until... Read More
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
Some of Henry Montgomery Martin’s 1918 Photographs of Croydon
Aerial view of Croydon, 1918 A series of photographs that HCAT has copies of – not the originals – gives a great... 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
Volunteers needed for assistance with ‘Fighting for Air’ World War One Project Just over one hundred years ago, two small airfields at... Read More
Academic Symposium on Croydon Airport in the 1930s
The first academic symposium on Croydon Airport (that we know of anyway) is going to be held on 16 April 2016 at... Read More
U3A member Robin Dewell on a horrific crash at Croydon Airport: 14 BURNED TO DEATH IN AEROPLANE KLM Liner Crashes in Fog... 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