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Croydon High Street runs from South Croydon up to the point where it meets the street called North End. North End is the main shopping street, while Croydon High Street is the main restaurant quarter. The High Street is also home to Wrencote House, a Grade II* listed building. Dating from the late 17th or early 18th centuries, and probably ...
The London Borough of Croydon (pronunciation ⓘ) is a London borough in south London, part of Outer London.It covers an area of 87 km 2 (33.6 sq mi). It is the southernmost borough of London. [1]
South End, Croydon; Surrey Street Market This page was last edited on 3 April 2017, at 16:32 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
It is centred on Croydon Minster and the Old Palace, and is the location of the original early medieval settlement of Croydon. As defined for modern planning purposes, the neighbourhood includes Surrey Street Market to the east, and extends west as far as the boundaries of Wandle Park, and south to Croydon Flyover (part of the east–west A232 ...
Croydon's skyline has been built up mostly since the mid-20th century. No. 1 Croydon held the title of tallest structure in Croydon for 38 years until Altitude 25 is built. This was replaced in 2016 by Saffron Square, a 2016 Carbuncle Cup-nominated high-rise completed as part of Croydon Vision 2020. Other high-rise buildings proposed to be ...
View towards Central Croydon from Pitlake Bridge. The London Borough of Croydon has a wide variety of buildings mainly from post-war through to modern. Much of the modern architecture in the borough is centred on the commercial centre of the town, with much of the Victorian designs spread out on both the northern and southern corridors of the borough.
Upon completion, Saffron Square was the tallest residential tower in Croydon, with 414 private apartments and penthouses, overtaken in 2019 by 101 George Street. [6] Saffron Tower was nominated for the 2016 Carbuncle Cup for the ugliest building of the previous 12 months, [7] but the award went to Lincoln Plaza in Docklands. [8]
The venue contains the Museum of Croydon, Clocktower Café and the Croydon Central Library. [4] Other facilities which can be accessed from Croydon Clocktower include the David Lean Cinema, which offers a regular programme of art house and independent films, and the Braithwaite Hall, which is used for concerts, theatre and children's shows. [5]