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croydon proud  Any european country i fancy! 12 Jul 21 4.23pm |
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Originally posted by kingdowieonthewall
another 1 of the market what was the independant supermarket called, at the top facing steps? Edited by kingdowieonthewall (12 Jul 2021 4.21pm) Caters. new block of flats going up now, had been a boxing gym for past years.
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| croydon proud Any european country i fancy! 12 Jul 21 4.26pm |
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Originally posted by Willo
I have a recollection of visiting the 'Kings Cellars'. It was haunted by a ghost of lady who jumped off the nestle building apparently, lots of people had seen strange things in there, I got done for underage drinking one friday on a police raid , couple coaches pulled up, took half the pub away!
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| croydon proud Any european country i fancy! 12 Jul 21 4.27pm |
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Originally posted by kingdowieonthewall
that sounds about right. It was indeed the railway, and used to tilt when more people would congregate on one side!
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| croydon proud Any european country i fancy! 12 Jul 21 4.30pm |
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Originally posted by wombat84
Swap shop. Edited by wombat84 (12 Jul 2021 3.16pm) Yes, great place, if only to look at the train sets and scaelectric stuff, and old military stuff from the war.Also used to be on the advert for the local cinema.
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 Far away fan  On the border of jungle 12 Jul 21 4.33pm |
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OK as a kid in summer who remembers going to the Lido Purley area I think as I get confused when I was so young, went there a few summers as a nipper, I bet its gone now
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| croydon proud Any european country i fancy! 12 Jul 21 4.42pm |
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Originally posted by Far away fan
OK as a kid in summer who remembers going to the Lido Purley area I think as I get confused when I was so young, went there a few summers as a nipper, I bet its gone now It was on purley way/waddon way junction, always great in the hot summer of 76, had 3 tier diving board that is still there, but alas its been a garden centre for 30 odd years, got the Hilton hotel next door. The airport was where Amy Johnston took off on her solo flight to Australia back in the day, she made it.She got a job delivering planes and got lost over the member for medways way on route from the north to oxford, in fog, never found her body.
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 becky  over the moon 12 Jul 21 4.47pm |
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Originally posted by Far away fan
OK as a kid in summer who remembers going to the Lido Purley area I think as I get confused when I was so young, went there a few summers as a nipper, I bet its gone now It was a garden centre last time I saw it..... Many happy summer days spent there - but that deep bit in the middle under the diving boards was always bitterly cold compared to the rest of it, even on the hottest days.
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| becky over the moon 12 Jul 21 4.49pm |
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....the diving boards - bombing was allowed in these days too, even from the top board!
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Attachment: | Far away fan On the border of jungle 12 Jul 21 4.50pm |
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Originally posted by croydon proud
It was on purley way/waddon way junction, always great in the hot summer of 76, had 3 tier diving board that is still there, but alas its been a garden centre for 30 odd years, got the Hilton hotel next door. The airport was where Amy Johnston took off on her solo flight to Australia back in the day, she made it.She got a job delivering planes and got lost over the member for medways way on route from the north to oxford, in fog, never found her body.
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| becky over the moon 12 Jul 21 4.51pm |
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....and the water slide......
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| croydon proud Any european country i fancy! 12 Jul 21 5.00pm |
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Originally posted by Far away fan
Yes, was the Croydon equivelent of going to the costa del sol, only you got home for your tea! Was a tad dangerous under the diving board, always a few blokes showing off going from the top, probably the same few as it was high and you wouldn"t get me climbing the steps, let alone jumping.
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| mezzer Main Stand, Block F, Row 20 seat 1... 12 Jul 21 5.14pm |
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Originally posted by croydon proud
No, Cinatras is at broad green, by st james road and sumner road junction, the sign is still there, a bit further towards west croydon station from said junction. The old Purley ballroom turned in to cinderellas eventually.Only went there once opn a monday night and am pleased to say i got a 100% shag record out of there, a nice young lady from carshalton, it was on the night in 87 I think of the storms, when I entered her domain, everything was normal, when I left the whole area was in turmoil, trees blocking every road, I hadn"t heard a thing! Never heard it called that before
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