A man who used to work in Croydon between June 1999 and January 2000 is hoping Heritage readers might be able to help him with information about an unusual experience he had when visiting a warehouse on the site of the old Croydon Airport.
Everyone knows about the Crystal Palace erected on Sydenham Hill in the 1850s, but very few people know that it was home to the largest and most impressive aquarium in the world.
A group of old army friends are hoping that Heritage readers can help them get in contact with a long-lost buddy who they have not heard from since 1966.
The 1980 film The Elephant Man portrayed the circus showman who managed Joseph Merrick as a drunk who cruelly exploited the disfigured man in a freakshow. But this could not be further from the truth, according to his grandson who lives in Coulsdon. KERRY McQUEENEY reports.
Since the Croydon Guardian published a story about Paper Jack last month, the news desk has been inundated with telephone calls, letters and emails from those who remember the area's best-known tramp.
