SELSDON IN THE 1930'S ABOVE
& 1950'S BELOW
"Selsdon and Farleigh, History and Archaeology.
A recent Planning application to Tandridge District Council to build a Crematorium on Green Belt farmland in Farleigh, just outside the Selsdon border, near the entrance to Farleigh Golf Club contained, in the plethora of drawings and documents, an Historic Environment Assessment . The document is attached here for potential interest to Selsdon residents."
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Crem Area History.pdf Size : 19889.494 Kb Type : pdf |
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Selsdon Park - The History - part 1.pdf Size : 3632.891 Kb Type : pdf |
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Selsdon Park - The History - part 2.pdf Size : 3895.141 Kb Type : pdf |
1988 - 2002 Croydon Country Show
The first Forestry Show, as it was then called, was held in The Great Field. The purpose was to show off the Council's new equipment and to explain what actions the Council were taking after the storm of 1987 that had brought down so many trees.
The show continued as an annual event, later called the Country Show, until 2002. Over the years it grew enormously with even fairground rides in the later years. However it became product of its own success, growing too big for the site. There were safety concerns over access for emergency services, traffic and parking problems, the risk of damage to the environment from so much heavy equipment and escalating costs so it was decided that there should be no further shows after 2002. (The photos in the gallery below were all taken by Selsdon resident Ray Rowsell at the final show in August 2002 and indicate what a massive event it had become.)
Kingswood Way and Bridleway 155
This piece by Robert Fairbrother tells the story of Kingswood Way and Bridleway 155. A text only version of the article (without references) was published in the November 2017 issue of the Gazette.