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Shirley is a place in the London Borough of Croydon, England. It is a suburban development situated 10 miles (16.1 km) south south-east of Charing Cross. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...
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Until the 1930s Shirley consisted of a few hamlets between farms and the estates of large houses. These included Spring Park, Monks Orchard, Shirley Park and Shirley Oaks, names which are reflected in the names of neighbourhoods today. Image File history File links Library in Shirley, Croydon, London taken 7 February 2005 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Image File history File links Library in Shirley, Croydon, London taken 7 February 2005 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Contrary to popular opinion, Monks Orchard is not named after a monastery in the area, but probably commemorates a family named Monk, from Addington, who owned some of the land at one time. When Lewis Lloyd acquired the land and had a mansion built in 1854, he adopted the name of a local wood, "Monks Orchard", for the whole estate. Addington is a village in the London Borough of Croydon in south London. ...
1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Lloyd's Monks Orchard House was one of the most substantial mansions in the Croydon area. It had 19 bedrooms, a billiard room, library, and numerous other rooms. The Dining Hall alone was over 36 by 21 ft (11 by 4 m). The estate covered a huge area, 1,540 acres (6.2 km²), stretching northwards from the Wickham Road almost to Elmers End, southwards nearly as far as Addington, and eastwards across the Borough boundary into West Wickham. It also included several other major residences, such as Spring Park; farms, including Eden Park, Ham Farm, Shirley Farm, Spring Park Farm and Oak Lodge Farm; two dozen or so cottages; The Rising Sun, The Cricketers and the White Hart; and Beckenham Golf Course. Elmers End is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. ...
As late as 1923, the area was described in the following way: 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
 Lodge house of Monks Orchard House - The Estate, which has an extensive frontage to the road between the villages of Shirley and West Wickham, is delightfully rural in character, typifying that which is best in the unspoiled English countryside...
- The land seems adapted by nature for those who are seeking country houses not too far from London, being already park-like meadow land, well timbered, and dotted with coppices; thus affording almost unlimited scope for imagination, and taste, in laying out grounds, by utilising the natural advantages already there.
When the estate came up for sale in 1920, only parts of it found buyers, and the rest, including the part we now call Monks Orchard was offered again in 1924. This was purchased by the Corporation of London for the relocation of the Bethlem Royal Hospital, which had long outgrown its Lambeth home. Building of the new hospital started in 1928, and, sadly, this involved pulling down the old mansion. The hospital development did not need all the land and parts of it were sold off for housing development. There are still substantial grounds around the Hospital largely undeveloped, although planning permission was recently granted amid local controversy. The Hospital and grounds were transferred into Bromley in the 1990s. Image File history File links Monks Orchard Lodge, Shirley, Croydon, taken 7 February 2005 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Image File history File links Monks Orchard Lodge, Shirley, Croydon, taken 7 February 2005 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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In the 1930s, a large amount of building took place over much of the open land, largely suburban-style semi-detached houses. To the north, Shirley sprawls into neighbouring areas. However, some land escaped the building boom. Shirley Park House with its extensive grounds became a hotel and in 1965 was bought by the Whitgift Foundation to become Trinity School in a new building constructed on the site. Neighbouring the school grounds is Shirley Park Golf Course. To the south of Shirley are large areas of woodland, including Shirley Hills and Threehalfpenny Wood. Parks and open spaces are dotted across the area, including Miller’s Pond. In Upper Shirley, very large houses in a few exclusive estates have been built, housing ambassadors, etc. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...
Trinity School of John Whitgift, usually referred to as Trinity School, is a British independent boys school, located in Shirley Park, Croydon. ...
Shirley has three Anglican churches. Shirley Parish Church - St John the Evangelist - was built in 1856 from Sir George Gilbert Scott's design. All Saints' Church, Bridle Road, was built in the 1950s and its design is of a very high quality. It was one of the first post-war buildings in Croydon to be listed. St George the Martyr on The Glade was also buit in the 1950s. There are also various evangelical churches and Shirley Methodist and Baptist Churches. Croydon's Synagogue is on Shirley Oaks Road. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (506x640, 284 KB)Shirley Parish Church, Croydon, taken 7 February 2005 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (506x640, 284 KB)Shirley Parish Church, Croydon, taken 7 February 2005 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
The chapel of St Johns College, Cambridge is characteristic of Scotts many church designs Sir George Gilbert Scott (July 13, 1811 – March 27, 1878) was an English architect of the Victorian Age, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches, cathedrals and workhouses. ...
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Shrublands Shrublands is a housing estate in the south-east corner of Shirley, bordered by woodland on three sides. The area now covered by the Shrublands Estate was originally woodland, later occupied by the Addington New Golf Course. The roads are named after shrubs and bushes, such as broom, gorse and jasmine.
After the Second World War, Croydon's severe housing shortage prompted the Council to make a compulsory purchase order on the golf course. The area was soon covered in prefabs, and by 1955 the County Borough of Croydon Council had formulated a plan for the development of the area as a new estate. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...
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To obtain a slightly rural atmosphere it was proposed that the spaces between the houses should as far as possible be communal grass areas. Each house was to have an enclosed back garden.
The estate was to be well provided with children's play areas, and shops, doctors' surgeries, community hall and other amenities were all planned. A forward-looking feature was that the estate was to be a 'smokeless zone' right from the beginning.
By 1959 the estate was complete. 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The estate has remained largely unchanged in almost 50 years, with the important additions of a multi-ball games court and the family centre. Other facilities include a pub ("The Goat"), the Shirley Youth & Community Centre and the Broom Road doctors’ surgery.
Shirley Windmill The tower mill was built by Richard Alwen to replace the first mill on the site, built by his grandfather William Alwen in 1808, after it was burnt by fire in 1854. By 1893, Alfred Rayson, the owner, was forced to abandon the mill as unviable. After closure the mill was allowed to deteriorate, being struck by lightning in 1899 and again in 1906. A Tower Mill is a type of windmill which consists of a brick or stone tower, on top of which sits a roof or cap which can be turned to bring the sails into the wind. ...
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In 1951 the mill and land were acquired by the Croydon Corporation. The mill was threatened with demolition when the new John Ruskin School was built but it was protected by its listed status and strong public interest. The school, now John Ruskin College, later left the site and housing was built around the mill. 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...
In August 1996, it was announced that the London Borough of Croydon was to receive a grant of £218,100 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for the mill. The grant money has helped restore the mill to working order and open it to the public for a wide-ranging audience. August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...
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Famous residents, past and present - The parents of John Ruskin, John and Margaret, are buried in the graveyard of Shirley Parish Church.
- Rev. Wilks, Vicar of Shirley, developed the Shirley Poppy, a common garden variety of the plant.
- Ian Wright, the footballer, lives in Upper Shirley.
- Graham Kendrick, the famous Christian singer-songwriter/worship leader, lives in Upper Shirley.
- The comedian Ronnie Corbett has lived in Shirley for many years.
- Blak Twang, UK Hip-Hop rapper, lives in Shirley
- Dougie Freedman, Crystal Palace FC and Scotland footballer, lives in the Shirley Hills area.
Upper: Steel-plate engraving of Ruskin as a young man, made circa 1845, scanned from print made circa 1895. ...
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Ian Edward Wright, MBE (born November 3, 1963 in Woolwich, London) is a former professional footballer, who is now a successful television and radio personality. ...
Graham Kendrick (born 1950) is a prolific British Christian singer-songwriter and worship leader. ...
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Blak Twang, who also uses the pseudonyms of Taipanic and Tony Rotton, is a British rapper from Southeast London. ...
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Crystal Palace Football Club is a football club based in London and playing in the Coca-Cola Football League Championship, the second level of English football. ...
Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ...
Nearest places Addington is a village in the London Borough of Croydon in south London. ...
Addiscombe is a place in the London Borough of Croydon. ...
South Norwood is a place in the London Borough of Croydon. ...
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Elmers End is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. ...
West Wickham is a place in the London Borough of Bromley. ...
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West Wickham railway station serves West Wickham in the London Borough of Bromley in south east London, in Travelcard Zone 5. ...
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