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Carol Harris
- Nov 29, 2023
- 3 min
The Streets Where We Live: Merritt Road
A look at the history of one of Crofton Park's oldest roads. We’ll start with a bit of proof-reading: the spelling of this road’s name...
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Carol Harris
- Oct 30, 2023
- 1 min
New sighting of an old sign
If you are in the Brockley Road near Hazeldon Road, look out for a glimpse one of Crofton Park's oldest shops. The shop signs above the...
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Mike Brown
- Sep 26, 2023
- 3 min
Advantage Crofton Park
A gap in a map and how a modern development got its name. In 1880 the Land Development Association, a mutual housing project, began...
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Carol Harris
- Jun 24, 2023
- 2 min
Seemed like a good idea at the time...
The local canal that came and went in a generation -- and what followed. The first big change which affected the rural settlement then...
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Mike Brown
- Mar 1, 2023
- 2 min
A View From the Hill
New insights from an old postcard, by Mike Brown We recently bought this postcard, showing the view looking south from near the top of...
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Carol Harris
- Nov 13, 2022
- 2 min
War casualties and commemoration
The war memorial at St Hilda's church in Crofton Park On November 11 each year we remember those who died in war. War memorials...
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