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Went looking for the Spencer Road Halt today. It is currently overgrown and covered in rubbish - can't really see the tracks from above.

Did remember this house in Campden Road though- a touch of Southern Gothic comes to South Croydon

 

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Seeing the previous post reminded me of Addiscombe farm, which I used to live near. I was going to ask if anyone knows
what state that is in now, but have since found out it is listed, so I imagine its looked after Addiscombe Farm Cottage, Croydon, Croydon

 

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Falling down a nearby black hole that was once the Black Horse I found this. REALLY?
A village sign for Addiscombe, who is kidding who? This is a joke? Just why?

 

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Seeing the previous post reminded me of Addiscombe farm, which I used to live near. I was going to ask if anyone knows
what state that is in now, but have since found out it is listed, so I imagine its looked after Addiscombe Farm Cottage, Croydon, Croydon


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That's a couple of streets down from me. It's still in good nick.

 

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Falling down a nearby black hole that was once the Black Horse I found this. REALLY?
A village sign for Addiscombe, who is kidding who? This is a joke? Just why?

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I don't see why not. I think it looks quite nice. What is your objection?

 

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No objection, just flabbergasted and something, can't see the point. I lived a few doors away from that picture in fernhurst for a while many years back.

 

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Everyone likes saying Addiscombe high street feels a bit villagey and... I kind of agree

 

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Seeing the previous post reminded me of Addiscombe farm, which I used to live near. I was going to ask if anyone knows
what state that is in now, but have since found out it is listed, so I imagine its looked after Addiscombe Farm Cottage, Croydon, Croydon


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I used to get the bus home from school from that bus stop, if the next one down was packed.
Me and me pal would walk up to that one, for the old 130b (rip)

 

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I used to love Addiscombe for a bit of charity shop diving.
I don't these days since we are all supposed to have less clutter, and I have a kindle

 

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I used to love Addiscombe for a bit of charity shop diving.
I don't these days since we are all supposed to have less clutter, and I have a kindle

They used to be rich pickings for records and books, but all kind of suck lately. Not a covid thing, been a bit rubbish for a few years.

If it wasn't for addiscombe having a big main road it probably would be a bit more villagey like it is up Shirley way. Railway park is nice, ashburton park and addiscombe recreation ground are decent enough.

 

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I used to get the bus home from school from that bus stop, if the next one down was packed.
Me and me pal would walk up to that one, for the old 130b (rip)

But there isn't a school there is there?
Trinity???

 

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But there isn't a school there is there?
Trinity???

Ashburton High.
I'm not sure it even exists anymore

 

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Ashburton High.
I'm not sure it even exists anymore

Where was it? Not where oasis is? It's just I can't see where a school could have gone near that house.

 

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Where was it? Not where oasis is? It's just I can't see where a school could have gone near that house.

Yes its now Oasis academy

 

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Ashburton Community School - Croydon Archives: Collections

Access to memory - Open information management toolkit

museumofcroydoncollections.com

 

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Yes its now Oasis academy

But that's nowhere near the farm house.

 

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But that's nowhere near the farm house.

Right. I lived in new Addington.
Our bus, the 130b, used to go along Addiscombe Road so we'd have to walk up Shirley Road to get there.
When up the bus stop there was often a scrum of dozens of us addo kids waiting to get on the bus.
The buses often got full up and would shut their doors and sod off leaving loads of yelling kids behind.
Me and me pal would walk along the route to the previous bus stop which is outside Addiscombe farm to ensure we could get on the bus when it turned up.
Its a question of logistics

 

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Our bus, the 130b,

some time c. late 70s / early 80s, in the collection of wind-swept bus shelters that was laughingly known as west croydon bus station

 

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some time c. late 70s / early 80s, in the collection of wind-swept bus shelters that was laughingly known as west croydon bus station

That bus was complete bedlam from about 3.30 pm weekdays.
I feel sorry for the normal folks who had to get on it at that time.

Its odd living on a large estate on the edge of a town with one route in and out.
This was long before the tram so everyone got the 130b or 130.
Youd see the same faces all the time on the bus but never said hello or knew their names mostly.

 

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Looks like the Blair Witch is alive and well and living in Shirley Hills

 

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Looks like the Blair Witch is alive and well and living in Shirley Hills
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Ah it's back!

Was destroyed a while back. It's usually there in some form or other.

 

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Looks like the Blair Witch is alive and well and living in Shirley Hills
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Lots happen in those hills. Wild deer, raves, all sorts.

 

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My Dads first job was at Croham Hurst, it always surprised me how rural it seemed

 

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Lots happen in those hills. Wild deer, raves, all sorts.

Rampant dogging, so I've heard.
Never felt the need to investigate but have occasionally seen condom wrappers carelessly discarded.

Haven't been that way for a while and was surprised to see its a shadow of its former self. Much of the undergrowth at the Oaks Road end has been ripped right out.
The reasons why make sense though, just a bit of a shock.

 

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The dogging is all in the carpark by the Chinese restaurant so I am told.
Trees were ripped out end of last summer I think.

 

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Wasn't it a different car park according to our proclivities?
The car park by Oaks Road was for homosexuals, up by the lookout was swapping, dogging and straight "private" sex?

Everyone likes saying Addiscombe high street feels a bit villagey and... I kind of agree

Addiscombe bloody high street You mean Lower Addiscombe Road

 

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Disappointed Puddy_Tat, this is more like it. Back in this day, the buses will have run right through Croydon High Street I guess, I can't remember when it was pedestrianised.

 

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Disappointed @Puddy_Tat, this is more like it.

well, yes, but whoever it was mentioned the buses having doors, which rules them out...

 

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Disappointed Puddy_Tat, this is more like it. Back in this day, the buses will have run right through Croydon High Street I guess, I can't remember when it was pedestrianised.
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I think around 1990 ish.

Used to take a solid month to get through the high street before that

 

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I think the London Brighton veteran car run still used the high street after it was closed to most vehicles?