A news item from the Croydon Times in 1954 highlights the growing trend for cars to be parked on the street, instead of in garages!
19th November 1954 Croydon Times via British Newspaper Archive
MORE CARS LEFT OUT AT NIGHT
WHEN a member complained at a meeting of Addiscombe Ratepayers’ Association on Tuesday that scores of cars are now parked in the side roads of the district every night, Coun. Eric Gurd said, “This is a matter more for the police than the Town Council but, as you know, the position is greatly aggravated by the shortage of car parks and garages. There are many cars left in the roads at night because people just can’t get garage space. There are a lot more cars on the road than there were and the police are reviewing the matter at the present time. There is a car which parked outside my front garden three days a week. I don’t know who it belongs to.”
Speaking at the presentation of safe driving awards to busmen at Stanley Halls, South Norwood, on Monday, the Mayor (Ald. Basil Monk) said, “A habit which is becoming prevalent is the parking of cars without lights in side streets. The people who do that are, in my opinion, very inconsiderate.”
Ordnance Survey maps are reproduced by permission of the National Library of Scotland, reuse CC-BY
1970 OS map
1966 OS map
1954 OS map
Licensees
1926 to 1945 – William RUSS
1945 to Nov 1955 – Mr Alfred & Mrs Eileen VAUGHAN
Nov 1955 to Jan 1959 – Mr & Mrs. George HARVEY
Jan 1959 to 19?? – Mr & Mrs. E. SATES
News Articles
News items, most recent first. Some are via the British Newspaper Archive, which requires a subscription.
REGULARS at Croydon’s Royal Standard pub were in distinguished musical company as they supped their ale last Thursday night Only they didn’t realise it! They were rubbing shoulders with Ray Jackson and Rod Clements members of the hugely successful Geordie band Lindisfarne Feeling in need of some liquid refreshment to lubricate the vocal cords the lads wandered out of the Croydon Court Hotel — their overnight billet during a whistle-stop tour to promote their forthcoming concert series — and after some time found themselves in this homely little pub. They gave it the thumbs up.
MOVING TO THE HARP Mr. and Mrs George Harvey, host and hostess of the Royal Standard, Sheldon-street, Croydon, are moving shortly to The Harp, in Parson’s Mead, West Croydon. It was badly damaged during the war and has now been completely re-built. Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Sates, of Dorking, have taken over The Standard.
New ‘mine hosts’ for Croydon MAKING their first venture in the licensed trade are Mr. and Mrs. George E. Harvey, who have taken over the Royal Standard Inn, at the corner of Wandle-road and Sheldon-street, Croydon. For 20 years, Mr. Harvey was a partner In the firm of G. Harvey and Son, furniture Lower Addiscombe-road, Croydon. As well as running the Inn, he will continue as manager of the furniture removals section of Turner’s Transport. Ltd., Croydon. He is a keen angler. New landlord of the Gun Tavern, Church Street, Croydon, is Mr. James Crawford Patterson, who succeeds Mr. Eric Evans. Mr. Sydney (Nick) Carter, formerly or the Bulls Head, Laud-street, Croydon, took over the Licence of the Cambridge Hotel, Upper Norwood, on Wednesday.
EX-LANDLORD OF ‘ROYAL STANDARD’ LANDLORD of the Royal Standard public house at the junction of Wandle-road and Sheldon-street, Croydon, for 19 years, Mr. William Russ has died at his son’s house, the “Spotted Cow” inn, Farnham, Surrey. At the age of 73 Mr. Russ, who was formerly at the Windmill Hotel, St James-road, left the Royal Standard nine years ago and afterwards worked at Hardstones’ Wine and Spirit Store, Brighton-road, South Croydon, prior to retiring to Farnham. His son-in-law is Bert Geary, the former Surrey county cricketer, and Mr. Russ himself in younger years was a keen amateur player. Mrs. Russ died about 15 months ago.
A fictional comic book style video is on the YouTube channel Notebook Narratives, titled “The Archbishop and The Albatross”.
Mitcham History Notes 