7 October 2020

I was wondering about the origins of the name Penge so it was handy that I needed to write this guide since it led me to discovering the word derives from Anglo Saxon and Celtic words that refer to the area being historically surrounded by forest. Who knew? Certainly when I’m out and about on […]

I can’t help but kick off this little guide to the busy South London Borough of Croydon with mentioning the rather nice picture (for a locksmith) of a sturdy Union lock that as you can see has the bottom half of a key stuck in it! Well that was a problem for the owner who