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
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
Fighting for Air Volunteer Visit to the Local Studies / Museum of Croydon
In the last post, I detailed how six of us had a busy day last Tuesday as we visited the First World... 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
At the Museum of Croydon
Today a volunteer Ian (our faithful courier) and myself delivered the Croydon Calling pop up exhibition to the Museum of Croydon where... 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
Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker arriving at Croydon Airport in 1928. Photograph Croydon Airport Society archives Our first post revealed a photograph of Josephine Baker with... Read More
