Purley Way is a section of the A23 trunk road in the London Borough of Croydon, in the areas of Purley, Waddon and West Croydon, and has given its name to the out-of-town shopping area alongside it with a catchment area covering most of South London. It was designed as a bypass for Croydon and was opened in April 1925. In 1932 Purley Way became the first road in the United Kingdom to be lit with sodium lights. The A23 road, in its original form, was a major road running between London to Brighton, England. ... A63(T) trunk road A trunk road, trunk highway, or strategic road is a major road—usually connecting one or more cities, ports, airports, etc. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Purley is a place in the London Borough of Croydon. ... Waddon is a place in the London Borough of Croydon, to the south west of central Croydon on the borders of the London Borough of Sutton. ... West Croydon is a locality to the north west of central Croydon in South London. ... In human geography: a catchment area is the area and population from which a city or individual service attracts visitors or customers. ... South London area South London (known colloquially as South of the River) is the area of London south of the River Thames. ... A bypass is a road or highway that avoids (bypasses) a built-up area, town, or village, to let through traffic flow without interference from local traffic, to reduce congestion in the built-up area, and to improve road safety. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A LPS / SOX streetlight at full power A sodium vapor lamp is a gas discharge lamp which uses sodium in an excited state to produce light. ...

Industrial history

The IKEA Towers

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The opening of Purley Way attracted industry to the area and it became the main industrial area of Croydon. Industry attracted to the area included Redwing Aircraft Ltd, Trojan Ltd (car manufacturers) and Tizer Ltd. There were also several metal companies including Standard Steel Co, Croydon Foundry Ltd, Metal Propellers Ltd and Southern Foundries Ltd. Trojan was an automobile manufacturer and a Formula One constructor from Britain. ... Tizer is a red soft drink from the United Kingdom. ...

Croydon 'B' Power Station was built in the late 1940s and opened in 1950. It shut down in 1984, was demolished in 1991 and an IKEA store was opened on the site. The large chimneys of the power station were retained and remain a local landmark, which you can see from Central Croydon's Centrale Shopping Centre. Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... IKEA is a privately-owned, international, low-cost home products retailer that sells modern, utilitarian design furniture, much of which is assembled by the consumer. ... Centrale is a shopping centre in Croydon, South London. ...

Croydon 'A' power station and the Croydon Gas Works were also on the Purley way. The Chimneys of the Gas works were huge, and featured in films for their sheer size.

Retail history

The first retail warehouse on Purley Way, Queensway furniture store, opened in 1980. Sainsbury's opened its first Homebase store on Purley Way in 1981. The first PC World opened on Purley Way in 1991. Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... J Sainsbury plc is the parent company of Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd, commonly known as Sainsburys, a chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Homebase (disambiguation). ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... PC World may refer to one of two topics: The American computer magazine The British computer store chain This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ...

The retail units were not part of the local planning guidance and were part of a national trend towards out of town shopping. These retail parks were not formally recognised by Croydon Council until the publication of its 1997 Unitary Development Plan. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... In United Kingdom Planning Law a Unitary Development Plan is an old-style development plan prepared by a Metropolitan district and some Unitary Local Authorities, which contains policies equivalent to those in both a structure plan and local plan. ...

Currently Purley Way has the following warehouse stores:

• Premier Travel Inn
• Halfords
• Kingdom of Leather
• WHAT!! Home & Leisure
• Wing Yip
• IKEA
• TK Maxx
• Sainsbury
• Comet
• Boots
• Next
• Land of Leather
• Mothercare
• Homebase
• PC World
• Magnet
• Toys R Us
• Marks and Spencer
• Argos
• B&Q
• Audi
• Megabowl
• Outfit
• JJB Sports
• Outfit
• Currys
• Vue Cinema
• T.G.I. Friday's

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Other information

Purley Way Lido operated 1935 to 1980; the diving board remains in the middle of a garden centre. A Lido, in the United Kingdom and some other countries, refers to a public outdoor swimming pool and surrounding facilities, or part of a beach where people can swim, lie in the sun or participate in water sports. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...

In the past there has been a depository for the Science museum in the Retail Park area and the Croydon Tramlink passes below the Purley Way. Tramlink (initially known as Croydon Tramlink) is a public transport tramway in south London, operated by FirstGroup on behalf of Transport for London. ...

External links

• 6Fivers
• Early History
• Industrial History
• Retail History
• Croydon Airport terminal today