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Shrublands
Spring Park is a small area in London, England. It is within the London Borough of Bromley and the London Borough of Croydon, straddling the traditional Kent-Surrey border along The Beck. Spring Park is located north of Addington, London, Addington, west of West Wickham and south of Monks Orchard and Shirley, London, Shirley. History The area was historically known as Cold Harbour. Settlement began in the area in the 1830s at the instigation of the MP John Temple Leader, who employed the agricultural innovator Hewitt Davis to turn what was barren heathland into productive farmland. Large scale residential building began in the 1920s–1930s. The Shrublands council estate was constructed after the Second World War on compulsorily purchased land from the golf course. The area contains a small row of shops at the junction of Bridle Road and Broom Road. The Goat pub, which closed in 2017 following an attack on a local asylum seeker, re-opened in 2019 as The Apple Tree. Notable resi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croydon East (UK Parliament Constituency)
Croydon East is a borough constituency which returned one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 to 1955 by the first past the post system of election. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was re-established for the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election. It primarily comprises the abolished Croydon Central constituency – excluding Croydon town centre. Constituency profile The seat is mostly suburban, covering Addiscombe, Shirley, Selsdon and the planned settlement of New Addington which is linked by tram to Croydon itself. Incomes and house prices are above average for the UK.Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Croydon+East Politics and history Croydon East was a short-lived seat for the 1950 United Kingdom gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley, London
Shirley is an area of south London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon. It lies north of Spring Park and Addington, east of Addiscombe, south of Monks Orchard and west of West Wickham, and 10 miles south-southeast of Charing Cross. Prior to the creation of Greater London in 1965, Shirley was in the administrative county of Surrey. The Shirley area is split into Shirley proper (centred on Wickham Road), Shirley Oaks (to the north) and Upper Shirley (to the west); the suburbs of Monks Orchard and Spring Park are sometimes also considered to be sub-districts of Shirley.Willey, Russ. ''Chambers London Gazetteer'', p. 439. History The name Shirley, first recorded in 1314, is thought to mean "shire clearing", referring to its position adjacent to the traditional Kent-Surrey border, though it may instead mean "bright clearing". It was long a small hamlet, with a large mansion (Shirley House) being built here in 1721; this was purchased by the businessman and member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millers Pond
Millers Pond is a small park in the Spring Park area of the London Borough of Croydon, England.Winterman, M.A. (1988). Millers Pond. . 57In: ''Croydon's Parks: An illustrated history''. London Borough of Croydon, Parks and Recreation Department: Croydon. + 118 pp. + 1 folded map. . Description Covering an area of some , Millers Pond includes a duck pond and a green area with trees and flower beds that includes tables and benches. It is surrounded by residential housing and is bounded to the south by Shirley Way (where the main entrance is located) and to the west by The Lees, with additional access onto Worcester Close to the east and Farm Lane (off Bennetts Way) to the north. The pond features a number of timber structures around its perimeter, including a viewing platform, a dipping platform, and a boardwalk.The Park Friends of Mill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listed Building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland. The classification schemes differ between England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland (see sections below). The term has also been used in the Republic of Ireland, where buildings are protected under the Planning and Development Act 2000, although the statutory term in Ireland is "Record of Protected Structures, protected structure". A listed building may not be demolished, extended, or altered without permission from the local planning authority, which typically consults the relevant central government agency. In England and Wales, a national amenity society must be notified of any work to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Curtis Green
William Curtis Green (16 July 1875 – 26 March 1960) was an English architect, designer and barrister"Quiet ceremony in Archbishop's Palace", ''The Nottingham Evening Post'', 3 August 1935, p. 8. who was based in London for much of his career. His works include the Dorchester Hotel, The Wolseley, Wolseley House, New Scotland Yard (building), New Scotland Yard, and the buildings, including the former Manor House, in Stockgrove Country Park. He was awarded the Royal Gold Medal in 1942. Around 20 of his designs are listed buildings. He was the younger brother of the craftsman and furniture designer Arthur Romney Green. Born in Hampshire, Curtis Green studied architecture in West Bromwich and Birmingham. He became articled to John Belcher (architect), John Belcher and trained at the Royal Academy Schools. Curtis Green took up his own practice in 1898 and was soon in demand. His first commissions included several power stations and small houses. He became an Associate Member of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
