Purley Oaks

Rail station, existing between 1899 and now.

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Purley Oaks station was opened by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway on 5 November 1899

Nearby, Brighton Road school was built in 1873 when the area was still undeveloped and livestock grazed at Purley Oaks Farm until the end of Victoria’s reign. The conditions of the sale at auction of Purley Oaks Farm in 1903 included the provision that houses were built for the professional classes.

The station was opened as part of the improvements to the main line and the opening of the Quarry Line. However much of the surrounding land remained agricultural until the First World War. In 1916 James Relf established a market garden near the station.

The school was renamed Purley Oaks in 1922 as the area started to develop with suburban housing.

A short walk away from Purley Oaks is Sanderstead railway station with services to Victoria and East Grinstead.

On Saturday 4 March 1989, it was affected by the Purley station rail crash.


Main source: Hidden London
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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

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Wendy    
Added: 22 Mar 2024 15:33 GMT   

Polygon Buildings
Following the demolition of the Polygon, and prior to the construction of Oakshott Court in 1974, 4 tenement type blocks of flats were built on the site at Clarendon Sq/Phoenix Rd called Polygon Buildings. These were primarily for people working for the Midland Railway and subsequently British Rail. My family lived for 5 years in Block C in the 1950s. It seems that very few photos exist of these buildings.

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:42 GMT   

Road construction and houses completed
New Charleville Circus road layout shown on Stanford’s Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs 1879 with access via West Hill only.

Plans showing street numbering were recorded in 1888 so we can concluded the houses in Charleville Circus were built by this date.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:04 GMT   

Charleville Circus, Sydenham: One Place Study (OPS)
One Place Study’s (OPS) are a recent innovation to research and record historical facts/events/people focused on a single place �’ building, street, town etc.

I have created an open access OPS of Charleville Circus on WikiTree that has over a million members across the globe working on a single family tree for everyone to enjoy, for free, forever.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Charles   
Added: 8 Mar 2024 20:45 GMT   

My House
I want to know who lived in my house in the 1860’s.

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NH   
Added: 7 Mar 2024 11:41 GMT   

Telephone House
Donald Hunter House, formerly Telephone House, was the BT Offices closed in 2000

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Paul Cox   
Added: 5 Mar 2024 22:18 GMT   

War damage reinstatement plans of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street
Whilst clearing my elderly Mothers house of general detritus, I’ve come across original plans (one on acetate) of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street. Might they be of interest or should I just dispose of them? There are 4 copies seemingly from the one single acetate example. Seems a shame to just junk them as the level of detail is exquisite. No worries if of no interest, but thought I’d put it out there.

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Diana   
Added: 28 Feb 2024 13:52 GMT   

New Inn Yard, E1
My great grandparents x 6 lived in New Inn Yard. On this date, their son was baptised in nearby St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch

Source: BDM London, Cripplegate and Shoreditch registers written by church clerk.

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Vic Stanley   
Added: 24 Feb 2024 17:38 GMT   

Postcose
The postcode is SE15, NOT SE1

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Purley Oaks Purley Oaks station was opened by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway on 5 November 1899

NEARBY STREETS
Allenby Avenue, CR2 Allenby Avenue is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Biddulph Road, CR2 Biddulph Road is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Blackford Close, CR2 Blackford Close is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Blenheim Park Road, CR2 Blenheim Park Road is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Braemar Avenue, CR2 Braemar Avenue is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Brantwood Road, CR2 Brantwood Road is a road in the CR2 postcode area (Purley Oaks)
Broomhall Road, CR2 Broomhall Road is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Capella Court, CR8 A street within the CR8 postcode
Chaseley Drive, CR2 Chaseley Drive is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Coningsby Road, CR2 Coningsby Road is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Croydon, CR2 A street within the CR2 postcode
Culmington Road, CR2 Culmington Road is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Derrick Avenue, CR2 Derrick Avenue is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Edgar Road, CR2 Edgar Road is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Florence Avenue, CR2 A street within the CR2 postcode
Florence Road, CR2 Florence Road is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Glossop Road, CR2 Glossop Road is a road in the CR2 postcode area (Sanderstead)
Gordon Avenue, CR2 Gordon Avenue is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Grange Road, CR2 Grange Road is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Haling Down Passage, CR8 Haling Down Passage is a road in the CR8 postcode area
Haling Down Passage, CR8 A street within the CR8 postcode
Heathhurst Road, CR2 Heathhurst Road is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Heathurst Road, CR2 A street within the CR2 postcode
Kendall Avenue South, CR2 Kendall Avenue South is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Kendall Avenue, CR2 Kendall Avenue is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Kingsdown Avenue, CR2 Kingsdown Avenue is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Lovegrove Close, CR2 Lovegrove Close is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Mayfield Road, CR2 Mayfield Road is a road in the CR9 postcode area
Mayfield Road, CR2 Mayfield Road is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Montana Close, CR2 Montana Close is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Mount Park Avenue, CR2 Mount Park Avenue is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Norman Avenue, CR2 Norman Avenue is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Parrs Close, CR2 Parrs Close is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Pennyfarthing House, CR2 A street within the CR2 postcode
Penwortham Road, CR2 Penwortham Road is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Pool Grove, CR2 Pool Grove is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Progress House, CR2 Progress House is a block on Brighton Road
Purley Oaks Road, CR2 Purley Oaks Road is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Reddington Close, CR2 A street within the CR2 postcode
Royal Oak Centre, CR8 A street within the CR8 postcode
Sanderstead Road, CR2 Sanderstead Road is a road in the CR2 postcode area
St Mary’s Road, CR2 St Mary’s Road is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Statio Approach, CR2 Statio Approach is a road in the CR2 postcode area (Sanderstead)
Station Approach, CR2 A street within the CR2 postcode
Station Approach, CR2 A street within the CR2 postcode (Sanderstead)
Theresa’s Walk, CR2 Theresa’s Walk is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Timberling Gardens, CR2 A street within the CR2 postcode
Waldorf Close, CR2 Waldorf Close is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Wettern Close, CR2 A street within the CR2 postcode
White Hill, CR2 White Hill is a road in the CR2 postcode area
Wisley Court, CR2 A street within the CR2 postcode
Wyche Grove, CR2 Wyche Grove is a road in the CR2 postcode area


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