Purley may refer to Places in England Purley, London Purley Way , out of town retail area Purley on Thames , in Berkshire in the United States Purley, North Carolina People David Purley 1945 1985 , British race driver Purley, several members of a fictional family in 1996 s Secrets & Lies film Secrets & Lies film See also Purleigh , Essex Pearly disambiguation disambig Category Surnames ... more details
Other uses Purley disambiguation Refimprove date February 2008 infobox UK place country England map type Greater London region London population official name Purley latitude 51.3373 longitude 0.1141 os grid reference TQ313615 london borough Croydon post town PURLEY postcode area CR postcode district CR8 dial code 020 constituency westminster Croydon South UK Parliament constituency Croydon South Purley ... wood or clearing . See lea in Wiktionary Purley has a population of about 72,000. History Local government Under the Local Government Act 1894 , Purley became part of the Croydon Rural District of Surrey . In 1915 Purley and the neighbouring town of Coulsdon formed the Coulsdon and Purley Urban ... growth Purley grew rapidly in the 1920s and 1930s, providing spacious homes in a green environment. Northeast Purley stretches into the chalk hill spurs of the North Downs . Image Purley Council Office.jpg thumb Former offices of Coulsdon and Purley Urban District on Brighton Road, Purley One ... specific task of guarding the Purley Way factories its units were mainly based on staff from the individual ... of over sixty civilian deaths. A comprehensive history of Purley and its growth around Caterham Junction now Purley Station with the coming of the railways some 150 years ago is found in the Bourne Society s Purley Village History and in its Local History Records publications. The Webb Estate ... news uknews 1397430 Purley laughs all the way to the bank.html title Highest earners publisher ... copyright status removed Image Croydon body 150x203.jpg right 150px thumb New Flats in Purley File Pizza Express, Purley geograph.org.uk 932445.jpg thumb Street scene in town centre with Pizza Express in foreground Purley used to have many different kinds of retail shops such as greengrocers, butchers ... and has now been demolished as part of redevelopment plans by the congregation of Purley Baptist Church ... bar, and the introduction of new eating eastablishment. But the island around Purley Baptist ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2009 Purley Albert Baker 1858 1924 was an ordained Methodist minister who strongly opposed any consumption of beverage alcohol and was superintendent of the Ohio Anti Saloon League . He became head of the national Anti Saloon League in 1903 and five years later created the League s Industrial Relations Department to promote the idea that imposing prohibition would be a good business investment. He raised large sums of money to create a major information campaign, an important component of which was to demonize the producers of alcoholic beverages. Cultural stereotyping and bias Most brewers were of German extraction and Baker stated that Germans eat like gluttons and drink like swine . League posters vilified the Huns who were portrayed as Neanderthals threatening the U.S. and its way of life. Stigmatizing German brewers proved to be a highly successful strategy as World War I approached. Dubious date September 2009 See also Temperance Row Historic District External links http www.wpl.lib.oh.us AntiSaloon leaders purley baker Purley Baker Westerville Public Library Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Baker, Purley ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1858 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1924 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Baker, Purley Category 1858 births Category 1924 deaths Category American temperance activists Category Methodist ministers Category Anti German sentiment ... more details
Infobox F1 driver name David Purley nationality flagicon UK United Kingdom British birth date birth date ... 1973 Monaco Grand Prix First win Last win Last race 1977 British Grand Prix David Charles Purley , George ... Prix, debuting at Monaco on 3 June 1973. He scored no championship points. Purley is perhaps best ... a horrific accident. Purley was awarded the George Medal for his rescue attempt. Early life Purley s father was Charles Purley, the founder of LEC Refrigeration . Birth and death records show that his father s name was originally Puxley but he preferred the name Purley. ref see Discussion for BMD ... Ltd Chevron , Purley raced in Formula Three with some success including three wins at Chimay between 1970 and 1972. In 1973 Purley hired a March Engineering March and with backing from his family s refrigeration ... media align right width 275px video1 http www.youtube.com watch?v eedXKxk erI Footage of Purley attempting ... Dutch Grand Prix , however, where Purley carried out arguably his most memorable actions. Upon witnessing ... car, Purley abandoned his own race and attempted to save Williamson, who was participating in only his second Formula One race. Purley later recalled that upon arriving at the scene, he heard Williamson crying for help as the fire began to take hold. Purley s efforts to right the car and extinguish ... ishoofdafbeelding true?id wpp 3Acol1 3Adat4459 World Press Photo ref Later, Purley was awarded the George ... at his 1974 British Grand Prix home Grand Prix in 1974 , Purley stayed out of Formula One for a few ... right 260px Purley in a March 731 Formula One car rented from the works In 1974 David Purley won ... and he hit a wall. ref name Purley cite web author Anton Sukup title David PURLEY Silverstone crash ... to be the highest g force ever survived by a human being. ref name Purley He suffered multiple fractures to his legs, pelvis and ribs. Purley recovered to race again although he confined his .... The remains of Purley s crashed LEC and its replacement are displayed at a museum at Donington Park ... more details
infobox UK place country England official name Purley on Thames static image name St. Mary The Virgin, Purley on Thames geograph.org.uk 789898.jpg static image width static image caption small St Mary The Virgin small civil parish Purley on Thames unitary england West Berkshire lieutenancy england Berkshire ... 1.04665 Purley on Thames or simply Purley , is a village and civil parishes in England civil parish ... the parish had three manors, Purley Magna centred around where the church is today, Purley Parva centred om Westbury Farm and Purley La Hyde centred on what is now Sulham Home Farm and Purley Hall. Development Purley lost most of its old houses due to emparkment around 1800 and redevelopment in the 20th ... Borough, to the west by Pangbourne and to the south by Tilehurst and Sulham . After the sale of Purley ... with modern housing esates. The Purley River Estate was sold off in small plots in the 1930s ... village, Purley is now a prosperous suburb of Reading with close links to West Berkshire and South ... in Purley are detached, family houses, affordable housing can be found throughout. Purley is a popular ... line railway passes through Purley, it is mostly hidden in a deep Cut earthmoving cutting and the nearest ... Purley is served by Reading Buses services 16, 28, 142 ref http www.reading buses.co.uk service route ... The civil parish of Purley on Thames stretches roughly 1.5 km both north south and east west ... . History Early settlements Purley has been settled since at least Anglo Saxon England Saxon times . The original settlements were based on Purley Magna to the east , Purley Parva to the north west and Purley La Hyde to the west . Ownership of these Manorialism manors changed several times over ... and, through its connections with the Carews and Huscarles, gave its name to the much better known Purley, London Purley in Surrey . Part of Purley Parva was donated to Reading Abbey in the 1190s and, after ..., to be replaced by a brick house in 1740. This was demolished around 1800 to be replaced by the Purley ... more details
Image Croydon Colonades.JPG right thumb The Croydon Colonnades on Purley Way Purley Way is a section of the A23 road A23 trunk road in the London Borough of Croydon , in the areas of Purley, London Purley , Waddon and West Croydon station West Croydon , and has given its name to the out of town shopping area alongside it with a catchment area human geography catchment area covering most of South London . It was designed as a Bypass road 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 vapor lamp sodium light s. Industrial history Image 033216 ikea chimbleys croy.jpg thumb right The IKEA chimneys 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 automobile 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. Croydon Power Station Croydon B Power Station , with architecture designed by Robert Atkinson architect Robert Atkinson , 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 ... A power station and the Croydon Gas Works were also on the Purley way. The cooling tower s of the gas ... . Croydon Airport operational 1928 1959 was also located on Purley Way. Retail history In the early 1980s, Warehouse store retail warehouses began to appear on the Purley Way. The first opened on the Thornton ... store on Purley Way in 1981. The first PC World retailer PC World opened on Purley Way in 1991. Several distinct retail park s are now found along the length of the Purley Way, including Valley Park ... 11 06 ref Other information Purley Way Lido swimming pool Lido operated from 1935 to 1980 the diving ... in the Retail Park area, and Tramlink passes below the Purley Way. References Reflist added to end ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Purley, Texas settlement type Unincorporated community Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map mapsize map caption image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 pushpin map Texas Location coordinates region US TX subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Texas subdivision type2 List of counties in Texas County subdivision name2 Franklin County, Texas Franklin Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 area land km2 area water km2 area total sq mi area land sq mi area water sq mi Population population as of 2000 population footnotes population total 81 population density km2 population density sq mi General information timezone Central Time Zone Central CST utc offset 6 timezone DST CDT utc offset DST 5 elevation footnotes elevation m elevation ft 525 latd 33 latm 05 lats 28 latNS N longd 95 longm 15 longs 44 longEW W coordinates display Area postal codes & others postal code type postal code area code Area codes 430 and 903 430 & 903 blank name Geographic Names Information System GNIS feature ID blank info 1365865 ref gnis 1365865 ref blank1 name blank1 info website footnotes Purley is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Texas Franklin County , Texas , United States . Purley is located at the junction of Texas State Highway 37 and Farm to Market Road 900 convert 7 mi km south of Mount Vernon, Texas Mount Vernon . History Purley was first settled in the 1850s. A post office opened in Purley in 1879, and a one room schoolhouse was established ... of Purley grew to 81 by 1972, where it remained through 2000 a business opened in the community in 1988. ref Handbook of Texas name PURLEY, TEXAS id hnp61 ref References reflist Franklin ... more details
Infobox historic subdivision Name Coulsdon and Purley HQ Brighton Road, Purley Status Urban district Start 1915 End 1965 Replace London Borough of Croydon Image Image Purley Council Office.jpg 250px Purley Council Office Civic Image Couls purl.jpg 150px Purley and Coulsdon arms Motto Animo et Fide By Courage and Faith AreaFirst AreaLast convert 11143 acres km2 AreaFirstYear AreaLastYear 1961 PopulationFirst PopulationLast PopulationFirstYear PopulationLastYear Coulsdon and Purley Urban District was a local government district in north east Surrey from 1915 to 1965. It was formed in 1915 from part of the abolished Croydon Rural District . It consisted of the main settlements of Coulsdon and Purley, London Purley , both in the parish of Coulsdon, along with the parish of Sanderstead and from 1933 Farleigh, Surrey Farleigh . In 1965, despite vigorous opposition from residents, it was abolished and its former area was merged with that of the County Borough of Croydon , to became the London Borough of Croydon . In 1969 the Greater London, Kent and Surrey Order 1968 transferred Farleigh, Surrey Farleigh back to Surrey to form part of the Godstone Rural District . The coat of arms were granted on 14 May 1952. ref http www.civicheraldry.co.uk surrey ob.html Coulsdon and Purley Urban District Civic Heraldry accessed 15 Jan 2008 ref References Reflist External links http www.visionofbritain.org.uk relationships.jsp?u id 10186304 Coulsdon and Purley UD London Government Act 1963 state Autocollapse coord 51.32 0.12 type adm3rd dim 10000 region GB CRY display title Category Districts abolished by the London Government Act 1963 Category History of Croydon Category 1915 establishments in England Category History of local government in London 1889 1965 Category Urban districts of England London geo stub ... more details
Infobox London station name Purley Oaks image name Purley Oaks stn western entrance.JPG manager Southern train operating company Southern fare zone 6 locale Sanderstead borough London Borough of Croydon platforms 4 2 in use railexits0405 increase 0.411 railexits0506 decrease 0.401 railexits0607 increase 0.603 railexits0708 increase 0.645 symbol rail railexits0809 decrease 0.556 railcode PUO years1 5 November 1899 events1 Opened latitude 51.3469 longitude 0.0987 Purley Oaks railway station is in the London Borough of Croydon in south London , on the Brighton Main Line between Croydon and Redhill, Surrey Redhill . All trains serving it are operated by Southern train operating company Southern and it is in London Travelcard Zone 6 . The station comprises four platform faces, that on the west side unused up fast line , an island platform whose western face is unused down fast and whose eastern face is used by up trains, and a platform on the eastern side served by down trains. The ticket office ... walk away from Purley Oaks is Sanderstead railway station , also in Zone 6, with northbound services ... 2 calling at Purley and Coulsdon North . Trains to London Bridge and Charing Cross from Caterham ... at Purley, with the front portion stopping at all stations to Caterham, the rear portion all stations to Tattenham Corner . Coulsdon North closed in 1983, and Platform 1 at Purley Oaks was gutted by fire ... Purley oaks station.jpg 250px thumb left Southbound train calls at platform Image Purley Oaks stn ... left Services Image Purley, Red Hill & Stoats Next RJD 130.jpg thumb left upright A 1905 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Purley Oaks. The typical off peak train service per hour is 2 to Victoria ... small next Purley railway station Purley col 8CC63E end clear References Reflist External links Commons category Purley Oaks railway station stn art lnk PUO CR20QA Transport in London DEFAULTSORT Purley ... by Southern Category DfT Category D stations nl Station Purley Oaks ... more details
it appeared to be a pearly white house. Purley at one time had a doctor Cobb & Daves operated both a sawmill ... Geography Purley is located in the north central part of Caswell County just south of the Virginia .... The Purley region is less rugged that some other areas of Caswell County, especially the ridges ... County, North Carolina Category Populated places established in 1855 es Purley Carolina del Norte vo Purley ... more details
Infobox UK school name Purley Boys High School image PHSBShield.jpg size 128px latitude 51.30565 longitude 0.12072 dms dms motto Fas et Patria motto pl established 1914 approx closed 1988 c approx type religion president head label Headteacher head r head label r head chair label chair founder founder pl specialist specialist pl street Placehouse Lane city Coulsdon county Greater London country England postcode CR5 1YA LEA London Borough of Croydon ofsted yes urn 126815 staff enrollment gender Boys lower age 14 upper age 18 houses colours publication free label 1 free 1 free label 2 free 2 free label 3 free 3 website website name Purley High School for Boys existed from 1914 to 1988. It was located in Placehouse Lane, Old Coulsdon , London Borough of Croydon . The school was Purley County Grammar School from 1914 to 1969, becoming Purley High School for Boys after the abolition of the Grammar schools in the United Kingdom Grammar School system and the implementation of the Comprehensive System . As Purley High School for Boys it was a senior secondary school, for students aged 14 to 18. Purley High School had a reputation for strictness and for the frequent use of School corporal punishment corporal punishment records showing a peak in canings of 43.7 per 100 pupils in the year 1977 78. ref name PHSB See http corpun.com purley.htm Top CP schools Purley High School for Boys at World Corporal Punishment Research . ref Its record on caning s came to the attention of STOPP during the 1970s and 1980s. This was because STOPP happened to be based in Croydon at the time, and managed ... books, the first time this had happened in the UK. This resulted in Purley High School for Boys ... later appeared from other areas of England and Wales, suggesting that Purley s caning record, compared ... claimed, once the fact that Purley was a 14 18 school and therefore had about twice the proportion ... Purley County Grammar School Michael Atkinson CMG MBE, List of diplomats from the United Kingdom ... more details
Infobox London station name Purley image name Purley station building.JPG manager Southern train operating company Southern fare zone 6 locale Purley, London Purley symbol rail borough London Borough of Croydon platforms 6 4 in regular use railexits0405 increase 5.512 railexits0506 decrease 3.593 railexits0607 increase 5.267 railexits0708 increase 5.376 railexits0809 decrease 4.234 railexits0910 increase 5.789 railcode PUR years1 12 July 1841 events1 Opened Godstone Road years2 1 October 1847 events2 ... Purley years5 4 March 1989 events5 Purley Station rail crash Rail crash access yes access note ref name ... latitude 51.3377 longitude 0.1135 Image Purley, Red Hill & Stoats Next RJD 130.jpg thumb right upright A 1905 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Purley railway station. Purley, London Purley ... with here. History Purley station has been known by three different names. Godstone Road The station ... and Growth publisher Batsford isbn 0 7134 1198 8 p. 233 7. ref Purley The station was renamed Purley on 1 October 1888, and rebuilt around 1896 during the widening of the main line between Croydon and the beginning of the new Quarry Line at Coulsdon. The SER built a line from Purley to Kingswood ... date it had become the South Eastern and Chatham Railway . Fatal incidents The Purley station rail ... Till title Memorial to Purley train crash victims is now a fitting crash tribute url http www.thisiscroydontoday.co.uk ... driver and another attendant to put out the fire after the train pulled into Purley with smoke billowing ... at Purley Oaks, South Croydon, East Croydon, Selhurst, Thornton Heath, Norbury, Streatham Common ... Cross Gate 2 call at Purley Oaks, South Croydon, East Croydon, Norwood Junction, Sydenham, Forest ... rail line one to two previous Purley Oaks railway station Purley Oaks route1 Southern train operating ... Commons category Purley railway station stn art lnk PUR TQ315615 Transport in London Croydon B&S Category ... nl Station Purley ... more details
Infobox rail accident title Purley station rail crash image caption date 4 March 1989 time location Purley coordinates country England line Brighton Main Line br Network SouthEast operator type cause Signal passed at danger trains 2 pax deaths 5 injuries 94 footnotes List of rail accidents in the United Kingdom List of UK rail accidents by year The Purley station rail crash was a train accident on the British railway system that occurred just to the north of Purley railway station in the London Borough of Croydon on Saturday 4 March 1989, leaving five dead and 94 injured. The 12 50 from Horsham railway station Horsham a four car British Rail Class 423 Class 423 unit ref name ReferenceA British Railway Disasters publ Ian Allan in 1996 ref had stopped at the station and then crossed to the fast line, when the 12 17 from Littlehampton railway station Littlehampton comprising two four car British Rail Class 421 Class 421 units ref name ReferenceA ran through a red signal Signal passed at danger SPAD into the back of it. Five coaches left the track and came off the embankment, so that they had to be recovered by road. Cause Wikinews UK train driver cleared of manslaughter over 1989 rail collision The cause was one which had led to many collisions over the last 150 years the driver missed a warning signal in advance so that there was insufficient time to stop when he saw the red signal. He would have received an Automatic Warning System AWS warning, but the audible warning was the same for double yellow, yellow and red signals. As a result, on these busy lines, drivers are constantly cancelling AWS warnings and it becomes routine habit. The problem had been recognised for many years ... signal is passed at danger . Following the Purley crash, the two signals immediately to the rear ... last Till title Memorial to Purley train crash victims is now a fitting crash tribute url http www.thisiscroydontoday.co.uk ... GB CRY display title DEFAULTSORT Purley Station Rail Crash Category Railway accidents in London Category ... more details
refimprove date August 2009 Infobox UK school name Harris Academy Purley br formerly Haling Manor High School image size latitude 51.35323 longitude 0.10934 dms dms motto not known at present motto pl established approx closed c approx type Academy English school Academy religion president head label Principal head Mrs Carol Anne Alcock r head label r head chair label chair founder founder pl specialist Sport and Enterprise specialist pl street Kendra Hall Road city South Croydon county Greater London , England country United Kingdom postcode CR2 6DT LEA London Borough of Croydon ofsted yes urn 101809 staff enrollment 903 gender Coeducational lower age 11 upper age 16 houses colours publication free label 1 free 1 free label 2 free 2 free label 3 free 3 website http www.harrispurley.org.uk website name Harris Academy Purley formerly Haling Manor High School is an Academy secondary school in South Croydon , England . Haling Manor High School was one of only fifteen schools in the country to be awarded specialist school specialist status as a Music College music school . General information The school is situated in the London Borough of Croydon. The school has developed good links with the wider school community and enjoys a growing positive reputation that is built on trust and good communication. Citation needed date August 2009 History Before becoming an Academy the school was named Haling Manor High School. There were two wings to the school for many years Pampisford Wing which was originally South Croydon Boys Technical School and the Kendra Wing which was originally South Croydon Secondary Modern School. Origins went further back to what was Wadden Secondary School. There was a famous entry in the punishment book from that era X received 6 strokes of the cane for letting ... 2009, it became part of the Harris Federation of schools, and was renamed to Harris Academy Purley ... in South Croydon, not Purley. Performance The school had a GCSE pass rate of 23 achieving 5 A C grades ... more details
Image Purley Council Office.jpg thumb Offices of the former Coulsdon and Purley Urban District Council, on Brighton Road, Purley Brighton Road is a major road running through Croydon and Purley, London Purley , in south London , England . The northern part of its length is designated the A235 road A235 , and further south it becomes the A23 road A23 . The road is likely to follow the route of the Roman road through Croydon and is shown on the earliest maps of the town. In the 18th century it was designated a Turnpike trust Turnpike , and there was a tollgate at the Selsdon Road junction. Brighton Road is home to the Purley War Memorial Hospital sup http www.nhs.uk england hospitals MapSearch.aspx?id Q08 sup , Whitgift School and the Swan & Sugarloaf public house . In 1992 the southern section, in Purley, London Purley , was named as a Local Area of Special Character. Buildings listed as being of local historical or architectural interest include the United Reform Church at number 960, and 1 13 High Street. sup http www.croydon.gov.uk environment dcande Conservation lascrep purllasc sup coord 51 19 48 N 0 07 33 W type landmark region GB display title Category Streets in Croydon Category Transport in Croydon London road stub ... more details
Reedham may refer to Reedham, Norfolk , a village in England Reedham railway station Norfolk in Reedham, Norfolk Reedham railway station London in Purley, London disambig ... more details
Unreferenced stub date December 2009 Coord 51.3389 0.1173 display title region GB scale 5000 Infobox road country GBR type A route 235 header type minor length mi direction a South terminus a Purley, London Purley direction b North terminus b Thornton Heath Pond junction Ukroadsmall 213 br Ukroadsmall svg 23 destinations Croydon The A235 is a non primary A roads in Great Britain A road between Purley, London Purley and Thornton Heath in the London Borough of Croydon . Before the construction of the Purley Way Croydon bypass in the 1920s, it was part of the A23 road A23 London to Brighton road. The northern London Road part of the road is used by many bus routes to reach Central London and Brixton Mayday University Hospital is on the road as is the old Safari Cinema . Whitgift School is on the southern Brighton Road stretch. UK primary routes 2 DEFAULTSORT 2 0235 Category Roads in London Category Streets in Croydon London road stub ... more details
unref date October 2011 coord missing London Peaks Hill is an area of Purley, London Purley in the London Borough of Croydon , London, England. It is a small leafy neighbourhood of expensive houses and has two of London and Surrey s most exclusive Roman Catholic schools The John Fisher School and Laleham Lea Primary School a co educational prep school. Category Districts of Croydon London geo stub ... more details
Merge to Purley, London date March 2011 notability date March 2011 primary sources date March 2011 Infobox UK school name Laleham Lea image size dms dms motto Spera in Deo motto pl established 1906 approx closed c approx type Preparatory school UK Prep School religion Roman Catholic president street Peaks Hill city Purley, London Purley county Surrey country England , United Kingdom UK postcode CR8 3JJ LEA London Borough of Sutton gender Co Ed lower age 3 upper age 11 colours Royal Blue,Gold & Grey br color box Blue color box Gold color box Gray free 1 free label 2 free 2 free label 3 free 3 website http www.lalehamlea.co.uk index.php website name lalehamlea.co.uk About Laleham Lea Preparatory School most commonly referred to as simply Laleham Lea is a prep fee paying school in Peaks Hill, Purley. It educates children between the ages of 3 11. ref http www.lalehamlea.co.uk index.php?option com content&view article&id 61&Itemid 86. ref No Longer a Feeder School Traditionally it has fed the exclusive The John Fisher School across the road a senior Catholic School for Boys but since The John Fisher School became a non selective school in 1999 some children tend to move to local selective & independent schools, or the The London Oratory School in Fulham. ref http www.lalehamlea.co.uk index.php?option com content&view article&id 67&Itemid 104. ref Famous alumni include the cellist Jacqueline du Pr . References reflist External links www.lalehamlea.co.uk index.php?option com content&view article&id 67&Itemid 104 www.lalehamlea.co.uk index.php?option com content&view article&id 61&Itemid 86 coord missing London Category Primary schools in Croydon Category Educational institutions established in 1906 Category Purley, London de Purley nl Purley Londen ... more details
The Croydon Water Palace was an indoor water park complex that opened in 1990 on Purley Way in Waddon in the London Borough of Croydon , opposite Croydon Airport . It was part of the Purley Way retail development drive that occurred in the early 1990s, which also saw the creation of the Valley Park Retail Area . The Water Palace experienced continuous financial difficulties and finally closed in 1996. The Palace itself was renowned for poor health and safety, and several accidents were publicised in the local press. However this was not the main reason for the closing of the park. Image Water palace croydon.jpg 275px Left thumb Water Palace, Purley Way, Croydon 1990 1996 It featured water slide s, a large jacuzzi area and a wave pool using an artificial wave making machine. There was also an on site cafe . The Water Palace was replaced with Colonnades Leisure Park The Colonnades leisure park in the late 1990s, featuring City Limits an entertainment centre, with a restaurant, bar, arcade and bowling facilities. External links http www.croydononline.org history places purleyway.asp Purley Way History coord 51.356 0.115 region GB type landmark display title Category Swimming venues in London Category Sport in Croydon Category Leisure in Croydon Category Former buildings and structures of Croydon Croydon B&S ... more details
Districts in the London Borough of Croydon include Image Addington Church.jpg 200px right thumb St. Mary s Church, Addington, London Borough of Croydon Image Purley Council Office.jpg right 200px thumb The offices of the former Coulsdon and Purley Urban District Council Addington, London Addington Addiscombe Ashburton, London Ashburton Broad Green, London Broad Green Coombe, Croydon Coombe Coulsdon Croydon the principal area Crystal Palace, London Crystal Palace shared with London Borough of Lambeth Lambeth , London Borough of Southwark Southwark , London Borough of Lewisham Lewisham and London Borough of Bromley Bromley Forestdale, London Forestdale Hamsey Green Kenley Monks Orchard New Addington Norbury Norwood New Town Old Coulsdon Pollards Hill Purley, London Purley Roundshaw also partly in the London Borough of Sutton Sanderstead Selhurst Selsdon Shirley, London Shirley South Croydon South Norwood Thornton Heath Upper Norwood Upper Shirley Waddon Woodcote, London Woodcote Woodside, London Woodside Whyteleafe partly London places LB Croydon DEFAULTSORT Croydon Category Lists of places in London Category Districts of Croydon ... more details
Expand list date February 2010 This is a list of public art in the London Borough of Croydon . Croydon class wikitable sortable Image Title individual commemorated Location Date Sculptor Source Queen Victoria outside Croydon Library Katharine Street, CR0 Archbishop Whitgift outside Croydon Library Katharine Street, CR0 Man on horse leaping hedge 96 George Street, CR0 Purley class wikitable sortable Image Title individual commemorated Location Date Sculptor Source Battle of Britain War Memorial Purley Way 1991 References reflist Public art in London LB Croydon Category Lists of public art by London borough Croydon Category Buildings and structures in Croydon Croydon Category Visitor attractions in Croydon ... more details
no footnotes date February 2012 Infobox person name John Baskcomb birth name image birth name John Gordon Baskcomb birth date birth date 1916 2 7 df y birth place Purley, London Purley , Surrey , England death date 29 March 2000 aged 84 death place Helston , Cornwall , England occupation actor spouse academyawards emmyawards tonyawards goldenglobeawards sagawards John Baskcomb 7 February 1916 29 March 2000 was an English character actor who made numerous television and film appearances over a 35 year period. He was the son of the founder of the Bank of England Opera and Dramatic Society and was educated at Croydon High School for Boys. He then appeared on stage in repertory theatre in Croydon and Henley Disambiguation needed date March 2012 and in clubs, pantomimes and concert parties. He made appearances in numerous British television plays and series including Doctor Who Terror of the Autons , The Saint TV series The Saint , Softly, Softly TV series Softly, Softly and Poldark and he played the role of Thomas Wolsey Cardinal Wolsey in The Six Wives of Henry VIII 1970 . His film roles included Oliver film Oliver uncredited , Chitty Chitty Bang Bang uncredited , Battle of Britain film Battle of Britain , Dad s Army film Dad s Army and Omen III The Final Conflict . External links IMDB name id 0059920 name John Baskcomb Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Baskcomb, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 7 February 1916 PLACE OF BIRTH Purley, London Purley , Surrey DATE OF DEATH 29 March 2000 PLACE OF DEATH Helston , Cornwall , England DEFAULTSORT Baskcomb, John Category 1916 births Category 2000 deaths Category English film actors Category English television actors Category People from Purley, London england actor stub ... more details
Image Croydon Colonades.JPG 250px right thumb Croydon Colonnades The Colonnades Leisure Park also known as Croydon Colonnades is an out of town leisure park located in the Purley Way retail and industrial district of the London Borough of Croydon , South London which opened in the late 1990s. The retail park was built on the former site of the Croydon Water Palace , an indoor water park complex that opened in 1990, but had to close due to financial difficulties. The Colonnades faces tough competition with Valley Park Retail Area , the main commercial area on Purley Way and is less busy due to the lack of an anchor tenant Valley Park has IKEA and Purley Way Retail Park has Sainsbury s . Although it is centering itself as more of an entertainment complex than shopping area. The retail park is the southern most on the A23 road A23 Purley Way road and is close to Purley, London Purley town centre. The site of Croydon Airport is opposite the site of the retail Park. Most of the outlets in the park are entertainment oriented, such as City Limits an indoor entertainment centre with a restaurant, sports bar, arcade and bowling facilities. Other tenants include Gipsy Moth family pub and restaurant, Pizza Hut , McDonalds , Premier Inn , a Kidspace indoor adventure playground, and Green s health and fitness centre. A new food court has recently been opened with an indoor seating area. The restaurants in the food court include Subway restaurant Subway , BBQ Xpress, China Wok and Karahi Cuisine. T.G.I. Friday s has a restaurant located across the road from the retail area, as well as a Hilton Hotels Corporation Hilton Hotel . The complex itself sits alongside the Purley Way Playing Fields . The Citylimits complex consisting of a Bowling Alley, Laser Quest, and Gymboree has recently closed following the termination of their lease by owner Punch Taverns . ref name Citylimits to Close http www.thisiscroydontoday.co.uk news Bowling alley struck leisure owners article 2420369 detail ... more details
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