Surrey Street at the heart of the retail community in this area, created by Royal Charter in 1276, this area is set to benefit from a potential £3.2bn of investment by 2014.
Old Town Croydon finds itself a focal point for a newly emerging Cultural Quarter stretching from the Clocktower Arts complex to the Parish Church with a planned centre of creative industries making it’s home in and around the historic streets of Old Town. The first place to undergo regeneration is the Grade II listed Victorian Pumping Station that sits within what will soon become a stunning new public piazza.
The ghost sign shown can be found at one end of Surrey Street Market, a buzzy, vibrant place full of character and characters! Many market traders are second or third generation and there is no better place to pick up your essential fresh fruit and veg...be that a humble bag of spuds or something more exotic.
I have brought you here to soak up and look at a little local history you otherwise may have missed. The flower selling family (The Lovitts) you will see near the cache has been pitching their stall here since I was a child. He is a muggle stall holder but knows what you're up to!
Please hunt carefully - if this cache drops I cannot retrieve it only replace it. The cache is not at ground level due to health risks. This cache has no pencil.
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