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A de Havilland DH86 G-ADMY comes in to land at CroydonA de Havilland DH86, G-ADMY, comes in to land at Croydon Airport. Among the aircraft already on the ground are: de Havilland DH83 Fox Moth, G-ABUT; de Havilland DH84 Dragon I
A SABCA-manufactured Fokker FVIIb-3ms OO-AIS of SabenaA SABCA-manufactured Fokker FVIIb-3ms, OO-AIS, of Sabena, at Croydon Airport
Letter from Frank Roberts to Alfred Russel Wallace, FebruaryLetter from Frank Roberts of the Croydon Natural History Society giving details on Alfred Russel Wallaces connections with the society and his proposal that women should be permitted to join
LCC-MFB West Norwood fire station SE27Built by the Metropolitan Board of Works (the forerunner of the London County Council), West Norwood fire station opened in 1881, located in Norwood High Street, near Knights Hill
GLC-LFB Salvage TenderThe GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade
GLC-LFB - Breakdown Lorry at Croydon HQThe GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade
GLC-LFB - Turntable Ladder at CroydonThe GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade
GLC-LFB - Morris utility van, LFB Water SectionThe GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned, showing each type of fire engine either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade
By Air Anywhere Poster, Croydon 3421, see London by night. Surrey Flying Services Ltd, Croydon & Plymouth. 20th century
Country lane in Croydon, SurreyA country lane in early Victorian Croydon, Surrey, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s
Cub Scout cleaning firemens boots, SurreyA Cub Scout cleaning the boots of firemen near Croydon, Surrey, during Scout Job Week. 1975
Lady Broughton at Croydon flying to AfricaLady Delves Broughton leaving England in an Imperial Airway aeroplane bound for the Belgian Congo, on an expedition to obtain correct detail for the surroundings of a new group showing the Eastern
Croydon Office BlocksModern office blocks, a familiar sight in the centre of Croydon, Surrey, England. Date: 1980
R101 survivors arrive at CroydonSurvivors of the R101 airship crash near Beauvais, France, on 5th October 1930 arrive at Croydon Airport ten days later
Ribbentrop with LondonderryJoachim von Ribbentrop with his wife and the Marquess of Londonderry at Croydon Airport before their departure for Belfast, where the Ribbentrops spent the Whitsun weekend with the Londonderry family
Collecting charitable donations and votesA biddable dog collects money for charity surrounding by a group of little boys in Croydon during the elections of 1909. He is a supporter of Robert Hermon Hodge, MP for Parliament
Croydon Town HallThe Town Hall in Croydon (now called the Croydon Clocktower) in Katherine Street, opened in 1896 by the then Prince and Princess of Wales
The Spirit of the PeopleSix photos showing the imperturbability of British citizens when faced with German bombings: You might as well try to shake the nerve of a mountain as of this population wrote Mr E.C
Off for Paris by W. Bryce HamiltonOff for Paris - The Start of an Imperial Airway Liner from Croydon Aerodrome, drawn for The Sphere by W. Bryce Hamilton
Lucifer Monoplane in the Aerial Derby Handicap, 1922Photograph showing a Lucifer monoplane, piloted by L.L. Carter, crossing the line to take first place in the Aerial Derby Handicap Race, Croydon, 1922
Quintin McGarel Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone (1907-2001) British Conservative politician at Selsdon Park Hotel, Croydon for the Tory Partys Shadow Cabinet planning weekend
Polar Sandwich-men advertising a screening of Shackleton PolPhotograph of sandwich-men, dressed in polar clothing to advertise a screening of pictures from the Nimrod Antarctic Expedition of 1908-09; Croydon, South London, 1909
Flying to Switzerland for winter sportsImperial Airways first winter sports service, flying from Croydon to Bale, Switzerland. Women with their ski equipment stand by ready to board the plane
Swissair Aeroplane at Zurich Airport, 1936Photograph of a Swissair aeroplane, of a type used between London and Zurich in 1936, seen at Zurich Airport. Winter flights between Croydon Airport
Lindbergh / CroydonThousands of people gather to welcome Charles Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis to Croydon, London
Lindbergh / Croydon LandsThousands swamp around the Spirit of St. Louis as the plane lands at Croydon, London
Boarding at CroydonBoarding an Imperial Airways air-liner at Croydon, destination Paris
Flying to ParisOn board an Imperial Airways air-liner from Croydon, destination Paris Date: 1926
Westland LimousineThis handsome twin-motor passenger plane, seen taking off from Croydon Airport, first flew in 1919 but has been periodically updated since then
Baggage at CroydonLittle chance of baggage going astray ! Luggage of passengers arriving at Croydon from Zurich is unloaded into a handcart and taken into the terminal by hand
Off to Paris by AirAn intrepid lady passenger at Croydon steps into the cabin of an Imperial Airways Continental Air Express, bound for Paris
Passengers in ArgosyPassengers comfortably installed in an Imperial Airways Armstrong Whitworth Argosy air liner from Croydon to continental Europe
Position FindingIn the Control Tower, a controller marks the position of each aircraft
Passengers EmbarkPassengers embark for their flight to continental Europe
Croydon Control TowerThe Control Tower at Croydon Airport
Croydon LightsAt Croydon, lights - some fixed, others mobile - indicate the pilots position and guide his landing
Passengers Weigh InAt Croydon, passengers are weighed before the flight