Air-Raid Shelter Traditional Cache
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Firstly a Huge Thank you to the Head of Bereavement Services for the London Borough of Croydon for Permission to place this cache.
Opening times
April to September: 9am to 7pm
October to March: 9am to 5pm
A little information about the location In 1861 the first year of opening 63 consecrated burials took place and 20 unconsecrated burials. The approximate population of Croydon at the time was 30,663. In the south-west corner of the cemetery stands a substantial brick public air-raid shelter now disused and bricked up.
Overcrowding and the rise of urban centres in the 19th century made it necessary to establish cemetery plots outside the city limits. In order to cater for poorer members of the public, the Burial Acts of 1852-57 organised local burial boards throughout the country, which had a duty to provide burial grounds where interment would be cheap and decent. The Croydon Local Board of Health was appointed as a Burial Board by an Order in Council on 3 March 1859, and was responsible for establishing Queen's Road Cemetery. In 1859, following the suggested closure of St John the Baptist (Croydon Parish Church) churchyard by Order of the Council, the Home Secretary approved the purchase of 22 acres (89,000 m2) of land for the purpose of burials. St John the Baptist was, by Order of the Privy Council, allowed an extension to continue burials in churchyard until 1860, when Queen's Road Cemetery was to be used for services and interments.
Wildlife
Like many urban cemeteries, Queen's Road provides a good localized habitat for wildlife in an otherwise largely built-up area. There is a wide variety of trees, bushes and shrubs, and a few areas of grass have been set aside to grow wild. Both green and great spotted woodpecker may be seen as well as the more usual jays, magpies, carrion crows, robins, thrushes blackbirds and green parakeets. Trees include yew, birch, beech, rowan, several species of pine and a number of blossoming fruit trees.
.Message to ALL cache's please use the walkways provided and respect that it is a cemetery and in constant use for Burials. Thank you and Happy Hunting.
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