Croydon Palace
A former residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury (The Great Hall rebuilt between 1443 - 1452) now the home of Old Palace of John Whitgift School. Open to the public on various days.
Conservation work supported by the Friends of the Old Palace Croydon under guidance from English Heritage.
CR0, Old Palace Road, Old Palace of John Whitgift School
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Croydon Palace
The summer residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury. The Manor of Croydon w...
A nursery, preparatory and senior school, founded by the Sisters of the Churc...
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the 'Primate of All England', serving as the ...
English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that ma...
A registered charity founded in the 1960s, with the twin aims of raising mone...
The first quotation is adapted from 'For the Fallen' by Laurence Binyon The second quotation is adapted from Wilfred Owen's 'Spring Offen...
It is thought that the rather exotic trees, Australian bottlebrush, in this road are a nod to the Antipodean connection.
Apart from the lovely Wall of Heroes plaques, this is the only plaque we know by Doulton's. The firm may have created many but this is th...
The two plaques containing the list of WW1 names are in the porch at the west end, either side of the entrance.  The blue plaque to Wilbe...
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