Forgotten graves of the war dead

This broken gate is the entrance to the overgrown cemetery

9:52am Wednesday 15th September 2010

A private developer has allowed a graveyard containing the remains of First World War soldiers to become overgrown and neglected.

Author masters London's disasters

Crystal Palace after the fire of 30 Nov 1936. A view of the ruins of the North Nave. Picture courtesy of the Local Studies and Archives Service

9:00am Saturday 7th August 2010

Croydon has been the site of some of the worst disasters in London, a new book has revealed.

Writer seeks family of WWII adventurer

Celebration: Walter Hook (second from the right) and his regiment mark the news of their repatriation to Great Britain

6:20am Sunday 25th July 2010

A world war enthusiast who is putting together the life story of a Sanderstead soldier is appealing for members of his family to come forward.

Journalist's book describes post-war Croydon

Frank Hurley with his new book

6:00am Monday 7th June 2010

In a touching autobiography, journalist Frank Hurley describes his childhood, torn between the highland hills of Scotland and the urban landscape of Croydon.

War honour for Croydon heroine

Rose Cotton's headstone at the family plot

9:57am Wednesday 14th April 2010

A Croydon cemetery is the final resting place of First World War heroine Rose Cotton who died serving her country.

Letters from the trenches

Paul Elliot with his grandfather's collection of letters and drawings

4:26pm Thursday 18th March 2010

During the First World War a loving father in the French army bore the grim horror of the trenches by sending his beloved young daughter quirky drawings and witty letters.

Bodies rise from crowded graves in 1870s scandal

Historian Brian Roote said bodies were literally falling out of overpopulated graves at All Saints Parish Church

7:10am Monday 16th March 2009

The cemetery at All Saints church in Upper Norwood might seem peaceful in the spring sunshine but in the 1870s it was the site of a great scandal, with bodies rising from overpopulated graves.

Heritage reader remembers passion for flight

Still flying high: Monica in a friend's aircraft at Biggin Hill

8:30am Saturday 21st February 2009

Our report on the first postal flights to India prompted Monica Stanyard to remember her uncle’s flights to Lisbon. She spoke to Kirsty Whalley about Crilly Airways and her passion for flying.

Local author gets close to Holmes

"Elementary dear Watson" Holmes on the case

11:13am Wednesday 11th February 2009

In 1893 one of the most famous murders in literary history took place in South Norwood when Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created a national outcry by killing off Sherlock Holmes.

Week long flights to India all the rage 80 years ago

9:06am Wednesday 4th February 2009

Almost 80 years ago, the first flight to India took off from Croydon Airport.

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