19 London Road: Plan Personnel
19 London Road is currently a branch of Plan Personnel, an employment agency with several branches around London and the South East. Plan Personnel, 19 London Road, June 2013. Photo: author’s own. The...
View Article20 London Road: A-Z Pharmacy
A-Z Pharmacy at 20 London Road is both one of the oldest buildings on this part of the road and one of the longest-standing businesses. The building has been in use as a pharmacy since the mid-1980s,...
View Article21 London Road, part 1: In the beginning
Usually in these articles I cover a single building from construction to the present day. However, in my investigation of 21 London Road, I found out so much information that I’m splitting it into two...
View Article21 London Road, part 2: Brixton
21 London Road is the home of the somewhat confusingly-named Brixton, a Caribbean takeaway with a small eat-in area. Brixton, 21 London Road, July 2013. Photo: author’s own. In the previous article in...
View Article22 London Road: Prestige Hair & Beauty
Prestige Hair & Beauty, 22 London Road, May 2013. Photo: author’s own. Unlike most of the other addresses I’ve covered so far in this series[1], the current building at 22 London Road is not the...
View Article23 London Road: Prestige Barber
23 London Road is the home of Prestige Barber. This is one of the smaller shopfronts on London Road, being a mere 3¼ metres across[1]. Left: Prestige Barber, 23 London Road, December 2011. Right:...
View Article24–26 London Road: Early Till Late
When I made my first survey of central Croydon retail in late 2011[1], I was very puzzled by the curious numbering of 24–26 London Road. Despite the double number[2], and the lack of a gap between the...
View Article25 London Road: West Croydon Post Office/Posh Afro Cosmetics
25 London Road is the home of the West Croydon Post Office, as well as a beauty products shop known as Posh Afro Cosmetics. It’s been a post office since the mid-1970s, though the beauty products are...
View Article30 London Road: Pizza Hut
The Pizza Hut branch at 30 London Road is one of the longer-standing businesses in the area — it’s been serving up takeaway pizzas for around a quarter of a century. Pizza Hut, 30 London Road,...
View ArticleOffice conversions need to stop
In the 2012/2013 financial year, Central Croydon was sporting office vacancy rates worse than central Detroit. A quite astounding 52% of available space was empty; literally millions of square feet of...
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