festival guide - Croydon Heritage Festival 2016

THE WHITGIFT FOUNDATION
Undiscovered Croydon
18-26 JUNE 2016
FESTIVAL GUIDE
croydonheritagefestival.co.uk
ABOUT THE
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Since 1596, the Whitgift Foundation has been providing care and education
in Croydon. We are delighted once again to present Croydon Heritage
Festival, now in its fourth year.
The festival is a vibrant reminder of the fascinating and kaleidoscopic
history of Croydon. It is a celebration of our shared history and social
memory, offering inspiring ways to learn more about it. The festival also
provides a platform for our communities to present Croydon’s today and
what tomorrow may bring, which is timely while we are on the verge of
so many changes to our town.
We are passionate about Croydon.
Founded in 1596 by Archbishop John Whitgift, with a charitable commitment to
provide education for the young and care for the elderly, in the Borough of Croydon.
• We educate more than 3,000 students in our three outstanding independent schools:
Whitgift, Trinity and Old Palace. At present over 44% of our students receive financial
support towards school fees through our bursary support scheme; one of the largest
in the country totalling in excess of £5 million a year.
• We are home to more than 100 older residents of Croydon. Our three homes: The
Whitgift Almshouses, Whitgift House and Wilhelmina House, are happy, thriving
and secure communities. Staff are on hand 24 hours a day to meet residents’ needs,
whether it is a full programme of activities, a friendly chat or just a cup of tea.
• We support the estimated 34,000 carers in the borough with invaluable and impartial
information, support and training at our Carers Support Centre in George Street run
by our Carer’s Information Service.
We rely on income from our investment property portfolio in and around Croydon
to continue to support our charitable commitment to the people of Croydon. Part
of realising our promise is evident in our work with Croydon Partnership to bring
sustainable and positive change to Croydon’s town centre with the redevelopment of
the Whitgift Centre.
Find out more about our work at whitgiftfoundation.co.uk
 @1596Whitgift
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The Whitgift Foundation // Croydon Heritage Festival 2016
CROYDON
HERITAGE
FESTIVAL
Croydon Undiscovered is Croydon Heritage Festival’s fourth annual
celebration of Croydon’s rich history, culture and residents.
A wide range of captivating events are planned for all ages to participate in, engage with and
experience to uncover Croydon’s often overlooked and fascinating past.
• 9 days
• 11 talks
• 14 open buildings
• 15 workshops
• 40 performances
• 68 community groups
This year, as in previous years, we have had enormous support from organisations and
individuals providing an abundance of riveting and engrossing events for the festival
programme. It is thanks to these contributors once again that we have such a special and
diverse calendar of activities to present to you this year.
Events listed are correct at the time of going to print and may be subject to change. Please
note you may have to pre-book for some activities. Several of our beautiful venues are listed or
weather dependent, if you have special requirements or accessibility needs please check with
the relevant event organiser before booking.
For the most up-to-date information and to book please visit: croydonheritagefestival.co.uk
or call 020 8256 1578.
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WHAT’S INSIDE
Croydon Heritage Day4-5
Library events17
The Heritage Exhibition7
Performances & Concerts listings18-19
Open buildings
8-9
Talks & workshops listings
20-21
Walking Tour
12-13
A big thank you to...
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Walking Tours listings15
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The biggest day of the festival, full of fun
and fascinating things to see and do for all ages.
“Elementary!” my dear Festival-goers…
Heritage Day launches the Croydon Heritage
Festival calendar and is packed full of exciting
elements including stalls, live performances,
children’s activities and street entertainment.
From 11am the stage will be alive with some of
Croydon’s most exciting performers ranging
from street dance to jazz musicians, bands
to solo singers, and you will even see Holmes
and Watson towering around the town centre!
In addition to local street food stalls and the
very best in balloon modelling, the following
stalls* will be lining North End for the event:
• Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation
• Croydon Crocuses WI
• Croydon Outdoor Pursuits and
Social Events Club
• Soroptimist International Croydon and
District
• Croydon Bowling Club
• An-jewels handmade jewellery
• Addiscombe Young Writers
• East Surrey Family History Society
• Crystal Palace Foundation
• Eco & Creative Art - Soraia Waterhouse
• CNHSS (The Croydon Natural History & Scientific Society)
• Rotary In Croydon
• Friends of Shirley Windmill
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• Winners Chapel International Surrey
Branch Gospel Choir
• The Oval
• Cronx Brewery
• Croydon Youth Arts Collective
• Croydon Airport
• Croydon Lions
• Beats and Eats
• Kenley Revival Project
• David Lean Cinema
• Anna’s Bold Jewellery Design
• SR Expression
• Agenda Services (Heritage Projects)
• Raymond Wheeler Books
• Start Up Croydon
• Fico’s World
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Street perform
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The Time Truck
The Museum of London Archaeology’s Time
Truck will be pulling up on North End to exhibit
archaeological material and research, letting visitors
understand Croydon on a whole new level (literally!),
exhibiting artefacts from local digs and excavations.
Make a Sherlock Spyglass!
Come along and make a Sherlock spyglass with our
Victorian themed craft workshop. We will be running
two sessions of this activity on a drop in basis in the
Whitgift Square, at the heart of the Whitgift Centre.
Workshop timings: 10am – 12pm and 1pm - 3pm.
Heritage Day LIVE line-up*
Performance times: 11am – 5.30pm
• Ellie Lawson
• Abi Hudson
• Apsara Arts
• London Mozart Players Bass Trio
• Mitre Players
•CODA
• New Image Duo
•Hipsinc
• Trinity Saxophone Ensemble
• Winners Chapel International Surrey Branch
Gospel Choir and more
• SR Expression
• J’s Dance Factory
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to Croydon town centre,
so that it is increasingly
regarded as one of the
best places in south
London in which to work,
live, visit and do business.
Since Croydon BID was
first formed in 2007, it has
invested in excess of £15
million on town centre
improvements and is proud
to have been at the heart
of many of the positive
developments that have
already taken place as well
as those that are planned
and under way.
Funded by and
representing the interests
of around 600 town centre
businesses, Croydon BID’s
five main priorities are
focused on delivering
projects and services that
are designed to make
Croydon town centre safer,
cleaner, better promoted,
more attractive and more
accessible as well as
representing the interests
of the town centre business
community.
Stalls
Street dance
* All times, acts and stalls subject to change.
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The Whitgift Foundation // Croydon Heritage Festival 2016
The Heritage Exhibition
Sponsored by:
18 - 26 June, Croydon Clocktower
The Heritage Exhibition is a fantastic showcase of Croydon’s history, hosted by
Croydon Clocktower and kindly supported by AIG. The exhibition is situated
in the Clocktower’s atrium, by the entrance to Croydon Central Library, for the
duration of the Heritage Festival, 18 – 26 June.
Key highlights of the Heritage Exhibition will include displays from Croydon
Airport, the story of Surrey Street Market, a history of live music in Croydon
from 1960 to present day by The Oval Tavern, and of course, the history of the
Whitgift Foundation. Come along and learn about Croydon’s hidden secrets and
fascinating past.
Opening times: 9am – 5pm daily (excluding Sundays)
Venue: Atrium, Croydon Clocktower, Katharine Street, Croydon CR9 1ET
Exhibitors at the Heritage Exhibition include:
• The Whitgift Foundation • Surrey Street Market
• Croydon Airport
• RISE Gallery
• Croydon School of Art
• Croydon Bowling Club
• The Oval Tavern
•Nightwatch
• Old Palace
• Croydon Natural History
& Scientific Society
•Hewitt’s
•Tramlink
• Reedham Children’s
Trust
• Shirley Windmill
• Croydon Tech City
• The David Lean Cinema
The Whitgift Foundation would like to thank all exhibitors for their marvellous contributions
and London Borough of Croydon for kindly hosting the exhibition.
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CROYDON’S
CROYDON’S
Open buildings
PAST
18 June, Tours at 10.30am, 11.45am,
2pm, 3.15pm
The Whitgift Almshouses
The 400 year old Whitgift
Almshouses are opening for
guided tours. A rare chance to
see inside the Tudor building in
Croydon’s centre.
The Whitgift Almshouses, North
End, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 1SS
Free - booking required
18 June, Tours from 11am - 4pm
The Adult School Hall
The Adult School Hall, a grade II
listed building dating from 1908
on a site owned by Quakers
since 1720, is very much an
undiscovered building in the
heart of Croydon. Come along
to our open day and see its
magnificent timber roofing and
other architectural features. Light
refreshments will be available
throughout the day and Croydon
Quakers will be there to show you
around and answer your questions.
Associated historic documents will
also be on display.
60 Park Lane, Croydon CR0 1JE
Free - drop in
18 June, Tours at 12pm, 1pm and 2pm.
St Mary Magdalene
Church
St Mary Magdalene Church is a
stunning example of Victorian
Gothic architecture in Canning
Road, a residential street near East
Croydon Station.
The Grade II listed building was
originally built as St Paul’s in
1868 by Rev Maxwell Ben Oliel, a
brilliant Jewish scholar who had
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become a rabbi at the age of 18
before converting to Christianity.
In collaboration with the architect
Edward Buckton Lamb, Oliel
introduced several features into
the church’s fabric inspired by
Jewish tradition.
Explore little-known Judaic
symbolism in the church’s
design and discover the rich and
turbulent history that marked the
church’s early years.
brief talk on its history. Tours take
approximately 45 minutes.
St Mary Magdalene with St
Martins Church, Canning Rd,
Croydon CR0 6QD
Free - drop in
Trams have been operating in
Croydon since 2000, and really
make Croydon unique and the envy
of other cities as the only location
in the south of England with trams.
Croydon Heritage Festival is
offering the opportunity to peek
behind the scenes and visit the
tram maintenance, servicing and
control facility at Therapia Lane
the home of Trams. Previous
visits have proved very popular,
particularly with families, and you
will be sure to learn something you
didn’t know about these famous
Croydon icons.
With plenty of opportunities to
look behind the scenes and maybe
a chance to sit in the driver’s cab –
this is a must do for all!
18 June, Tours from 2pm - 4pm
St Paul’s United Reformed
Church
St Paul’s is throwing open the
doors of our beautiful turn-of-the
century Church for all to enjoy the
peace, splendour and fabulous
stained glass.
Join us for tours of the church,
stalls, refreshments and
entertainment in the adjacent halls.
Suitable for all ages.
St Pauls Church, Croham Park
Avenue, Croham Road, Croydon,
CR2 6HA
Free - drop in
Croydon Town Hall, Fell Road,
Croydon, CR0 1NX
Free - booking required
19 June, Tours from 10am - 2:30 pm
London Tramlink
Even if you aren’t a regular user,
you cannot have failed to notice
that Croydon has trams!
Tram stop at Therapia Lane
Free - booking required
18 June & 25 June , Tours from
09.30am - 1.30pm
19 June & 20 June, Tours from 11am
- 6pm
Croydon Town Hall Behind the Scenes
Croydon Mosque and
Islamic Centre
A behind the scenes tour of
Croydon’s Town Hall taking in the
Council Chamber, Committee
Rooms and the Braithwaite Hall.
An opportunity to view this unique
Victorian building and hear a
A unique opportunity to explore
Croydon Mosque.
If you’ve ever wondered what
the inside of the mosque looks
like, what takes place or how we
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us at our popular open day.
19 June, 3pm
525 London Road, Thornton
Heath, Surrey, CR7 6AR
Free - drop in
St Mary’s Addington
19 June, Tours from 11am - 4pm
Croydon Airport
Croydon Airport was the world’s
biggest international airport when
opened in 1928. The terminal
building is now Grade II listed and
features the world’s oldest Air Traffic
Control Tower. Tours will give visitors
an opportunity to hear about the
airport’s extraordinary history.
Airport House, Purley Way,
Croydon, CR0 0XZ
Free - drop in
19 June, 11am - 4pm
Whitgift School Open
Gardens
Whitgift School open up their
gardens for the public to explore.
Visitors will be able to enjoy
the school’s wonderful range of
gardens, complete with exotic
wildlife, bonsai trees and a maze.
Afternoon tea will be available to
purchase, and there will also be
the opportunity to buy some of
the plants grown at Whitgift which
feature in the grounds.
Whitgift School, Haling Park,
South Croydon, CR2 6YT
£4 adults, children under 12
free. Payable on the door
Please note most garden areas
are accessible by wheelchair.
St. Mary’s serves Addington village
Fieldway in New Addington and
Forestdale. It dates from 1080 and
had five Archbishops buried in the
church yard.
Addington Village Road, Croydon,
CR0 5AS
Free - drop in
21 June, Tours from 4.30pm to 5.30pm
Old Palace Tour
Come and explore Croydon’s
oldest building, hidden in the Old
Town and housing the school
of Old Palace of John Whitgift.
This Croydon Manor was also the
former home of the Archbishop of
Canterbury, John Whitgift.
A tour of the buildings will
allow guests to piece together a
remarkable story and think about
the good fortune that led the
Manor to survive everything from
Civil War and years of decline to
the Blitz. Visit the medieval great
hall with its splendid roof, the solar
and the beautiful chapel.
Last but by no means least, you
will be shown the best bedroom of
the Manor where Queen Elizabeth I
stayed when visiting Croydon.
Old Palace Road, Croydon,
CR0 1AX
Free - drop in
22 June, Tour at 1pm
Electric House
This exclusive tour of Electric
House, the former home office and
power station of Croydon, will give
individuals a chance to see this
wonderful Art Deco building.
Electric House, 3 Wellesley Road,
Croydon CR0 2AT
Free - booking required
25 June, Tours from 10.30am - 4pm
Croydon Minster
Croydon Minster welcomes you to
tour their stunning building as you
unlock its long and distinguished
history dating back as far as
1086. There will be tours of the
church and tower followed by
refreshments.
From 1pm-2pm there will be a
solo song recital to remember the
Battle of the Somme followed by a
short informal concert at 2.30pm
from the Minster’s Youth Choir, the
Scola Cantorum.
Church Street, Croydon, CR0 1RN
Free - drop in
26 June, Tours at 10am - 4.15pm
Stanley Halls, explored
The halls will be open for the public
to view an exhibition about the
halls and their little known founder
William Ford Robinson Stanley.
The information on display
contains work by William Stanley,
his ‘undiscovered’ collection of
Victorian and local art that he left
to local people in Croydon and
an unseen portrait of Stanley by
Swedish society portrait artist Bror
Kronstrad.
South Norwood Hill, South
Norwood, SE25 6AB
Free - drop in
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4. ST ANDREWS CHURCH
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8. OLD PALACE OF JOHN
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9. CHARLES STREET
10. SURREY STREET
11. WHITGIFT ALMSHOUSES
12. SOUTHERN HOUSE
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Croydon Heritage Festival.
To find out how we can help you and your business,
contact Mark Burgess
Director, Croydon Corporate and Commercial Banking
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CROYDON’S
CROYDON’S
Walking tours
PAST
18 June, 10am - 2pm
19 June, 2pm - 4pm
22 June, 7pm - 8pm
Undiscovered Webb
Estate - historic walk
Walk & talk around
Croham Hurst
From Massachusetts to
the Minster
Tim Kidd leads explorers through
the local history of the Webb
Estate.
Purley Library, Banstead Road,
Purley CR8 3YH
Free - booking required
18 June, 1pm - 2pm
Artist led drawing tours
The Turf Projects tour invites
participants to investigate
the areas around boulders
placed in each of Croydon’s 20
original wards. The boulders
were placed there by Croydon
council in celebration of the 50th
anniversary of Croydon becoming
a London borough.
Explore Croham Hurst with a
guided woodland walk.
Croham Hurst, Bankside entrance,
Croydon, CR2 7BL
Free
19 June, 2pm - 3.30pm
Croydon concrete safari
Join the Wandle Park
Volunteering and Learning Officer
for an afternoon walk around
central Croydon to marvel at the
diverse concrete blocks that make
Croydon famous.
Wandle Park Cafe, Wandle Park,
Vicarage Road, Croydon, CR0 4JS
Free
Waddon Leisure Centre,
Purley Way, Croydon, CR0 4RG
Free
20 June, 12.30pm
18 June, 2pm - 3.30pm
This is a unique opportunity to
discover more about Croydon’s links
with America in the 18th Century.
Croydon Town Centre
historic walk
Explore the great outdoors and
hidden gems of Croydon with
Wandle Park’s Volunteering
and Learning Officer for a stroll
through the historic Croydon
Town Centre. A great event for
families of all ages.
Wandle Park Cafe, Wandle Park,
Vicarage Road, Croydon, CR0 4JS
Free
From Massachusetts to
the Minster
Croydon Minster, Church Street,
Croydon, CR0 1RN. (Please meet
at the main door)
£2 – booking required
21 June, 1pm - 2pm
The John Whitgift story
Enjoy a special insight into the life
of Archbishop John Whitgift in
a walking tour and talk. Find out
more about one of Croydon’s most
famous and influential inhabitants.
This is a unique opportunity to
discover more about Croydon’s
links with America in the 18th
Century.
Croydon Minster, Church Street,
Croydon, CR0 1RN. (Please meet
at the main door)
£2 – booking required
25 June, 10am - 11am
The John Whitgift Story
Enjoy a special insight into the life
of Archbishop John Whitgift in a
walking tour and talk.
Find out more about one of
Croydon’s most famous and
influential inhabitants.
The Whitgift Almshouses, George
Street, North End, Croydon, CR9 1SS
£2 - booking required
25 June, 1pm - 5.15pm
Singing Croydon’s heritage
A celebration of the beauty of
Croydon’s musical and natural
heritage. Sing some of the
musical hits of Croydon’s past
– from Samuel Coleridge Taylor
to David Bowie and enjoy the
soothing nourishment of songs
which connect us with nature at
this special venue.
The Waterside Centre, 26 Avenue
Road, London, SE25 4DX
£25/ £15 concession - booking
required
The Whitgift Almshouses, George
Street, North End, Croydon, CR9 1SS
£2 - booking required
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Croydon’s major exhibition marking
the Centenary of the First World War
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Whitgift Exhibition Centre, Haling Park, South Croydon, CR2 6YT
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Libraries, please visit
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LIBRARY EVENTS
Croydon’s library network hosts a wide range of fun
and interesting activities for all ages.
18 June, 9am - 5pm
& 25 June, 9am - 5pm
Croydon heritage display
and quiz
Test your Croydon knowledge at
the display and quiz.
South Norwood Library
Free - drop in
20 June, 11am - 12pm
Doctors in distress
A talk on the persecution of
doctors in mid-Victorian Croydon.
Ashburton Library
Free - booking required
20 June, 2pm - 3pm
History of central Croydon
Ray Wheeler discusses the history
of central Croydon.
Selsdon Library
Free - booking required
20 June, 4pm - 5pm
Windmill workshop
Make your own windmill.
Ashburton Library
Free - booking required
20 June, 4pm - 5pm
Children’s craft activity
Celebrate Croydon’s local history
linked with aeroplanes and
Croydon Airport.
Broad Green Library
Free - booking required
20 June, 4pm - 5pm
Paper Aeroplanes
Make paper planes and see whose
will travel the furthest!
Purley Library
Suitable for 5 - 11 year old
Free – booking required
21 June, 11am - 12pm
Undiscovered past of
Coulsdon talk
22 June, 10am – 12pm
Love Croydon Green Spaces
Children’s activities.
Sanderstead Library
Under 5s. Free - booking required
23 June, 10.30am - 11am
Bradmore Green Library
Free – booking required
Introduction to family history
21 June, 11am - 12pm
Coulsdon Library
Free – booking required
A history of Crystal Palace
football club
Discover the history of our local
team in this captivating talk.
Norbury Library
Free – booking required
21 June, 11am - 12pm
An insight into living
Wandle
Talk led by Rebecca Watts about
the river Wandle.
Central Croydon Library
Free – booking required
21 June, 2.15pm - 3.30pm
The great houses of
Shirley
A step by step guide to
discovering your family history.
23 June, 4pm - 4.45pm
Alan Ahlberg Book
Buddies Special
Celebrate the Croydon born
author with stories and crafts.
Ashburton Library
4 – 7 year olds. Free – drop in
24 June, 2pm - 5.30pm
25 June, 10am - 3pm
Undiscovered Croydon
History of Broad Green supported by Friends of Church
Alley Local History Group.
Broad Green Library
Free - drop in
Shirley Library
Free – booking required
25 June, 9am - 5pm
22 June, 2pm - 3pm
Test your Croydon knowledge at
the display and quiz.
A look back at Croydon’s
Airport
Peter Skinner from the Croydon
Airport Society delves into its
fascinating history.
Croydon heritage display
and quiz
South Norwood Library
Free - booking required
Central Library
Free – booking required
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CROYDON’S
CROYDON’S
Performances & Concerts
PAST
18 June, 7pm - 9pm
Three Choirs Festival
Concert
Celebrating the 100th anniversary
of the death of the celebrated
musical genius, Max Reger. Three
legendary boys’ choirs come
together in concert to present an
evening of choral classics.
Croydon Minster, Church Street,
Croydon, CR0 1RN
Tickets £10, concessions £5
available from the Minster office
– Martin How at the piano
Iconic composer and Croydon
resident, Martin How here
presents miniature images for
the piano. In homage to Elgar’s
Enigma Variations, which were
each dedicated to friends of the
composer, these images by How
depict some of his friends and
acquaintances at Croydon Minster.
The short recital will be followed
by refreshments.
Croydon Minster, Church Street,
Croydon, CR0 1RN
Free - drop in
19 June, 6.30pm - 7.30pm
Choral Evensong at the
Croydon Minster
Choral Evensong is a beautiful
service for the end of the day.
Sung here by the Girls and Adults
of Croydon Minster, it features
classic works from the celebrated
English Choral canon.
Croydon Minster, Church Street,
Croydon, CR0 1RN
Free - drop in
20 June, 8pm
Monty Python and The
Holy Grail
A comedic send-up of the grim
circumstances of the Middle Ages
as told through the story of King
Arthur and framed by a modernday murder investigation.
Spreadeagle Theatre, 39-41
Katharine Street, Croydon CR0 1NX
Booking required
21 June, 11.30am - 12.30pm
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21 June, 12.50pm - 1.35pm
Old Palace Dance
Masterclass
Be swept away by Old Palace
Tudor dance workshop which
is becoming a popular regular
feature of the festival. Watch
or join in as students are taken
through 16th century steps
accompanied by the recorders
of the Sir Christopher Hatton
Consort.
Old Palace of John Whitgift, Old
Palace Road, Croydon, CR0 1AX
Free - booking required
21 June, 5.30pm - 6.15pm
Choral Evensong at
Croydon Minster
A service in the English choral
tradition, featuring wonderful choral
and organ music. Sung by the
Minster Choir of Whitgift School.
Croydon Minster, Church Street,
Croydon, CR0 1RN
Free - drop in
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22 June, 2pm - 6pm
Great Minster Sing
In association with the Royal
School of Church Music, Croydon
Minster hosts a Young Voices
Festival for local primary schools.
Featuring performances by
each of the schools present, a
demonstration of the organ, and
a chance to see the professional
musicians of the Minster in action.
The event closes with a short
service sung by the massed choirs
at 5.30pm, where Martin How’s
anthem ‘Day by Day’ will be sung.
Croydon Minster, Church Street,
Croydon, CR0 1RN
Free - drop in
23 June, 11am and 7.30pm
Florence Foster Jenkins (PG)
Film screening as part of the
Croydon Comedy Festival.
David Lean Cinema, 9 Katharine
Street, Croydon CR9 1
Booking required
23 June & 24 June, 7.30pm
The Scarecrow and his
Servant
Outrageously zany and filed
with non-stop surprises, Jeffery
Hatcher’s theatrical adaptation of
The Scarecrow and his Servant,
renowned author Philip Pullman’s
fictional children’s tale, is an
enchanting play.
Trinity School, Trinity Concert Hall,
Shirley Park, Croydon, CR9 7AT
Adults £3, children £2 - booking
required
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23 June, 7pm - 7.30pm
24 June, 4.15pm - 5.15pm
25 June, 1pm - 3pm
First vespers of St John
the Baptist
Trinity Musician of the
Year Finalists’ Concert
Music at the Minster with
Schola Cantorum
This short service celebrates the
eve of Croydon Minster’s patronal
saint St john the Baptist with music
sung by the Men of the choir.
Croydon Minster, Church Street,
Croydon, CR0 1RN
Free - drop in
23 June, 7.30pm
Tales of Croydonia ‘Undiscovered Croydon’
An exciting concert given by the
top 3 players from this year’s
Trinity Musician of the Year.
Performances from Seb Elliot
on piano, Kieran Crowley on
percussion and Joseph Mackley on
saxophone, featuring music from
Bach, Rachmaninoff and Creston.
Trinity School, Trinity Concert Hall,
Shirley Park, Croydon, CR9 7AT
With the Minster open for tours at
the end of Heritage week, music
will be performed by talented
youngsters from the Croydon
community throughout the
afternoon.
Croydon Minster, Church Street,
Croydon, CR0 1RN
Free - drop in
Free - drop in
25 June, 7pm - 8pm
Come along and delight in a
collection of short stories by local
authors being read by local actors.
Not suitable for children.
24 June, 5.30pm - 6.15pm
Night of Contemporary
Dancing
Oval Tavern, 131 Oval Road,
Croydon CR0 6BR
Free - reservations available
For the feast of St John the
Baptist, the Girls and Men of
Croydon Minster sing a Festal
evensong featuring beautiful music
and wonderful words.
23 & 24 June, 7.30pm - 8.45pm
Scaramouche Jones
It’s 11pm on Millennium Eve. The
ancient clown, Scaramouche Jones,
has given his last performance and
retires to his dressing room to wait
alone for the stroke of midnight –
and his own centenary.
1 Matthews Yard, Surrey Street,
Croydon, CR0 1FF
Booking required
23 June, 7.45pm
The Monks - The All New
10 Commandments
Christian comedy duo The Monks
bring their sketch show to Croydon.
Project B, 1 Bell Hill, Croydon
CR0 1FB
Booking required
Festal Evensong for the
feast of St John the Baptist
Croydon Minster, Church Street,
Croydon, CR0 1RN
Free - drop in
24 June, 7.30pm
Kevin Day + Taylor Glenn
Kevin Day is one of the most indemand comedy writers in the UK,
having worked on a number of hit
panel shows including Have I Got
News For You, 8 Out of 10 Cats,
and Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
Spreadeagle Theatre, 39-41
Katharine Street, Croydon CR0 1NX
Booking required
1 Matthews Yard, Off Surrey
Street, Croydon, CR0 1FF
Booking required
25 June, 7.30pm
Croydon Bach Choir
Summer concert
An invitation to anyone who loves
to sing. No auditions held, just an
evening of singing and enjoyment.
St Matthew’s Church, Park Hill
Tickets £12. Booking required.
www.croydonbackchoir.org
26 June, 6.30pm - 7.30pm
Festal Evensong for the
fest of St John the Baptist
To conclude Heritage week
and Croydon Minster’s Patronal
festival. Some 80 Singers from the
combined choirs of the Minster sing
a celebratory service of Evensong.
Croydon Minster, Church Street,
Croydon, CR0 1RN
Free - drop in
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CROYDON’S
CROYDON’S
Talks and workshops
PAST
18 June, 10am - 11am
18 June, 11am - 1pm
21 June, 4pm - 5pm
European Art Appreciation
Clocktower model making
Croydon’s oldest charity:
new finds from our new
archive
French Impressionism in
London. An exploration of the
Impressionists Pissarro and
Monet and their paintings of
South London, looking at the
life and times of these artists (to
include Pissarro’s paintings of the
Croydon area).
Pissarro married Julie Vellay at
Croydon Register Office in 1871
and the location one of his most
famous paintings, “Fox Hill” in
Upper Norwood is just in the
London Borough of Croydon.
CALAT Central Croydon Centre
Croydon Clocktower, Katharine
Street, Croydon, CR9 1ET
Free - booking required
18 June, 10am - 12pm, 1pm - 3pm
Make a Spyglass Children’s workshop
Get ready to explore Croydon and
the festival by making your own
spyglass.
Whitgift Square, Whitgift Centre
Free - drop in
18th June & 25th June
Make your own tiled
mosaic
Session 1: 10:30am - 11:30am
Session 2: 12pm - 1pm
Session 3: 2pm - 3pm
Session 4: 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Weenies, Whitgift Centre
Free - booking required.
www.whitgiftweenies.co.uk.
VIP desk or call 0208 688 1358
from 13th June.
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The Whitgift Foundation // Talks and workshops
Be inspired by the ‘Blasts from
the Past exhibition’ and help
us create a model Clocktower.
Get ready to be creative in this
practical workshop.
Museum of Croydon, Croydon
Clocktower, Katharine Street,
Croydon, CR9 1ET
Free - booking required
21 June, 11am - 12.30pm
Explore Croydon Art
Collection
This talk and workshop session
will allow visitors to come and
explore pieces from the Croydon
Art Collection in store and in our
Exhibition gallery.
Museum of Croydon, Croydon
Clocktower, Katharine Street,
Croydon, CR9 1ET
Free - booking required
21 June, 12.50pm - 1.35pm
Old Palace Dance
Masterclass
Be swept away by Old Palace
Tudor dance workshop which is
becoming a popular feature of
the festival. Watch or join in as
students are taken through 16th
century steps accompanied by the
recorders of the Sir Christopher
Hatton Consort. This will take
place in the chapel, adding to
the charm of an occasion that
conjures up some of the more
peaceful and pleasurable moments
in the history of the Old Palace.
Old Palace School, Old Palace
Road, Croydon, CR0 1AX
Free - booking required
This year our talk will focus
particularly on new finds from an
archive which we are currently
setting up. These finds give
fascinating insights into the life
of the almshouses and also the
charity founded in 1447.
The talk will conclude with a look
at the old Elis David Almshouses
building, now known as Ramsay
Court, situated opposite the
Church Hall in Church Street.
Croydon Minster’s Church Hall
(next to Reeves Corner), Church
Street, Croydon, CR0 1RN.
Free – drop in
21 June, 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Davis Theatre
Anniversaries
Carole Roberts will talk about
the Davis Theatre during each
of the three years of which 2016
is the anniversary year: 1936,
1946 and 1956. Notable events
during these years included the
first performance of the Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra in 1946
and the visit of the Bolshoi Ballet
to Croydon in 1956. There will be
a look at the major films and live
acts that appeared at the Davis
Theatre during each of these three
years and the context of the times
in which they appeared.
Fairfield Halls, Park Lane,
Croydon, CR9 1DG
Free - drop in
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21 June, 8pm - 9pm
Unseen Archives
Croydon’s Unseen History is
reflected in the archival holdings
held in the Borough Archives. The
collections include a wide range
of council, hospital, school and
personal material that tell the story
of the people who have lived here
and the development of the area
from small market town to the
London Borough of today.
Join East Surrey Family History
Society for this talk by Lindsay
Ould, the Borough Archivist, and
gain a glimpse of some of the
recently catalogued collections
that showcase the resources
available to support research at
the Museum of Croydon.
Small Hall, United Reformed
Church, Addiscombe Grove,
Croydon CR0 5LP
Free – drop in
22 June, 2pm - 3.30pm
Out of the archive
Join us to investigate hidden
treasures in the Borough Archive.
Suitable for families.
Museum of Croydon, Croydon
Clocktower, Katharine Street,
Croydon, CR9 1ET.
Free - booking required
23 June, 1pm
Talk on Nicholas Treadwell
An exclusive opportunity to see
archived footage of the Nicholas
Treadwell gallery that was located
in St. George’s Walk during the
1960’s and a short talk from
Kevin Zuchowski-Morrison (CEO
RISEgallery) on Croydon’s artistic
landscape to date.
Museum of Croydon, Croydon
Clocktower, Katharine Street,
Croydon, CR9 1ET.
Free - booking required
RISE Gallery, 7-9 St George’s
Walk, Croydon CR0 1YH
Free - booking required
23 June, 7.30pm - 9pm
The diversity of the John
Gent postcards collection:
part 2
The John Gent Postcard
Collection residing with Croydon
Natural History & Scientific
Society comprises more than a
large collection of outstanding
topographical views of the
borough. As wonderful as these
are, the collection also allows an
unparalleled insight into the social
history and shape of Croydon from
the close of the 19th century until
after the Second World War.
Suitable for all ages.
Fairfield Halls
Park Lane, Croydon, CR9 1DG
Free - drop in
25 June, 11.30am - 12.30pm
& 2.30pm - 3.30pm
Tour of the Museum of
Croydon galleries
Join us for a tour of the Museum
of Croydon galleries and discover
the hidden histories behind some
our most unusual objects.
Museum of Croydon, Croydon
Clocktower, Katharine Street,
Croydon, CR9 1ET.
Free - booking required
Throughout the Festival:
Tuesdays - Saturdays, 10.30am - 5pm
Your paintings our favourites
24 June, 2pm - 3pm
Conscientious objectors talk
Discover the fascinating stories
of Croydon men who were
conscientious objectors during the
First World War.
Museum of Croydon
Croydon Clocktower, Katharine
Street, Croydon, CR9 1ET
Free - booking required
25 June, 11am - 1pm & 2pm - 4pm
Create the Historic skyline
of Croydon
Croydon Museum invites visitors to
join them for a fun family workshop
where you will create a historic skyline
of Croydon. Visitors can attend a
morning or afternoon session.
Showcases works from the
Croydon Art Collection, selected
and interpreted by our front of
house volunteers.
Blasts from the past
Exhibition celebrating 21 years of
exhibitions at Croydon Clocktower.
Museum of Croydon, Croydon
Clocktower, Katharine Street,
Croydon, CR9 1ET.
Free - booking required
18 - 26 June
History of Here
A photographic walk down
memory lane, with images of the
history of the Whitgift Centre
(and Centrale, previously ‘the
Drummond Centre’) since 1970.
Installations in the Whitgift
Centre and Centrale.
Free - drop in
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Children’s
Activity
Throughout the Croydon Heritage Festival
you can pick up your iSpy Competition sheet
from Croydon Central library. This iSpy trail
takes you on a mini tour around the Town
Centre. Once you’ve completed the trail
return your competition slip to the library
team to claim your sticker and to enter the
prize draw to win a £50 voucher.
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BIG THANK YOU
TO ALL
ALLINVOLVED
The Whitgift Foundation would like to thank everyone involved including:
Abi Hudson
Croydon Partnership
Natwest
Addiscombe Young Writers
Croydon School of Art
New Image Duo
Adult School Hall
Croydon Soroptimists
Nick Baker
Agenda Services (Heritage
Projects)
Croydon Tech City
Nightwatch
Croydon Youth Arts
Collective
Old Palace School
Crystal Palace Foundation
Ray Wheeler
CHF guest bloggers
Reedham Children’s Trust
Daniel Spargo-Mabbs
Foundation
RISE Gallery
David Lean Cinema
Schroders
AIG
Almshouses tour guides
An-jewels handmade
jewellery
Anna’s Bold Jewellery Design
Apsara Arts
Beats and Eats
Bill Wood
Bourne Society
CODA
Cronx Brewery
Croydon Advertiser
Croydon Airport Society
Croydon Almshouses
Charities
PRS for Music
Rotary in Croydon
David Morgan
Shirley Windmill
East Surrey Family History
Society
SR Expression
Eco & Creative Art
Ellie Lawson
Fairfield Halls
Fico’s World
Friends of Shirley Windmill
St Mary Magdalene Church
St Matthews Church
St Paul’s United Reformed
Stanhope
Stanley Halls
Start Up Croydon
Global Guardians
Stiles Harold Williams
Croydon BID
Handelsbanken
Surrey Street Market
Croydon Bowling Club
Hewitt’s
The David Lean Cinema
Croydon Comedy Festival
Hipsync
The Oval Tavern
Croydon Clocktower
J’s Dance Factory
Tramlink
Croydon Crocuses WI
Kenley Revival Project
Trinity School
Croydon Libraries
Lindsay Ould
Turf Projects
Croydon Lions
London Borough of Croydon
Unarchived
Croydon Minster
London Mozart Players
Veolia
Croydon Mosque and Islamic
Centre
Matthew’s Yard
Wandle Park Learning and
Information Officer
Croydon Natural History and
Scientific Society
Museum of Croydon
Croydon Bach Choir
Croydon Outdoor Pursuits
and Social Events Club
Mitre Players
Museum of London
Archaeology
Whitgift School
Whitgift Weenies
Winners Chapel Gospel Choir
We are looking forward to welcoming you back next year!
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