I've got a great book for East Devon walks. Its called "REALLY Short Walks East Devon Coast". Suits me :) Great chat, interesting to here some of the behind the scenes stuff. Fingers crossed for Palace next season.

Not good

Does anyone remember the cinema that used to be near where mcdonalds is on high street.have vague memory of my brother taking me to see a really low budget version of spider man.late 70s i guess

Does anyone remember the cinema that used to be near where mcdonalds is on high street.have vague memory of my brother taking me to see a really low budget version of spider man.late 70s i guess

Nothing but more tower blocks going up that arent even intended for locals while losing its last bit of character.that croydon nowadays.

When allders closed it felt like the heart was pulled out of it.

Bloody hell, late again, sorry Phil.

Hi Phil thanks again for another great video. Up until and from the ages 8 to about 11 I lived in Kenley (Valley View Gardens) with my nan and dad. I remember going to a round sort of roundabout out with my dad with lots of grass and no cars to practice riding my bike. Do you know this place? Or did I imagine it! We walked from Valley View Gardens. Thanks...Pam

The red lion was the Friday night out for my late brother and his friends from St bernadettes, they where all downs children, happy days for them, most now passed away but memories remain

Thx, excellent as usual - how about doing a vid or two just covering the Bourne Society plaques

Thanks for doing these, its good to see its still got shops despite the bypass taking all the passing traffic! I've not been there for about 8 years, but notice a lot of differences.

Nicely put together, it's a shame things have to change...I still haven't got over Turtles closing down in Croydon.

Fabulous...! The stretch on the north side of the bridge has hardly changed - the other side is changed completely...! I went to the pub where Aldi is in 1981 with my first girlfriend. Before that, we used to go there with my gran on shopping trips....

Spent many happy Saturday kids mornings at the Regal in the 50s & 60s watching cartoons and action/adventure movies...

What are the original businesses from years ago if any ? My father owned the jewellers in the Brighton road . I remember crook, wimpy, pay&take, FHW , sparks , Fosters chemist , Phyllis’s , verity’s, the Ladybird shop in Chipstead valley road, Coulsdon hardware, Johnson’s hardware …. I’m sure I’ve missed plenty ! 😊

Thanks For The Update ! ( I Lived In Grove Wood Hill ! New Ash Green From 1970 !😊

COYS! 😂😂😂

Thanks for this Phil, my late mum lived close by and I briefly worked in McColl’s, there was a hold up there in 2017 . There was a ver y funny lady who ran the post office called Cookie, who loved to insult all her male customers.

Interesting video,such a shame selsdon is going downhill recently it has rapidly got worse in such a short space of time,thanks to social housing and the council

I worked in the whitgift centre when i was 16-18 and it was meant to be torn down due to dilapidation. I am now 38 and it is still open, that doesn't seem right at all.

We moved to Hamsey Green in 1970 & I remember exploring all around Riddlesdown, a total contrast to where we used to live in Thornton Heath. Myself & a schoolmate did get through the quarry fence once at the top, the opposite side to the path you took. it was only a chain link fence in those days with a few holes here & there. There were signs warning of crumbling rocks etc. We didn't get close to the main cliff edge, There are some shelves with lesser drops! Crossed the railway a few times. Schoolboy adventures. Then my parents got a couple of Cocker Spaniels so I would often walk them around the downs. I recall a lot of the fields were still farmed then.

Just discovered this channel - great nostalgia-fest! Do you remember Moody's toyshop on the Express Dairy parade. (I was born in '57, lived Wentworth Way, and went to Atwood CP.)

The commentry was great mate keep it up 👍

The original old Fire Engine House was knocked down by the developer who didn't have permission. The developer was forced to rebuild it as close to the original as possible.

I thought the "old" in Woldingham was pronounced like old in hold and told, not like the "alled" walled. Is that the local pronunciation? I'm a Lancastrian living down here in the vicinity. I want to be correct.

Looks like a roe Buck to me, nice mature head. Lots of them around that patch. Although I grew up in the area I rarely ventured into the woods as was normally on my bike! Have you contacted Surrey CC to get them to clear the footpaths, especially the two fallen trees? Someone will be responsible for maintaining them, you can report them on the Surrey CC website.

Just seen this Phil. Great job and a beautiful walk! Went metal detecting with a friend around Slines Oak Pond a very long time ago! We found musket balls embedded in? , quite remember?) and around the base of what would have been a mature tree...oak? Anyway,lol,we surmised that it could have been from the musket of a highwayman! Maybe "The" highwayman that forced the coach off the road!!?? Also, the road turn off that goes back down the hill. I'm sure there is a story of a Roman Villa on the right hand side field. I remember thinking that it would be a perfect spot for a villa as views right down the valley. Metal detected there too but don't recall finding anything. Once again! Love your videos! Cheers.

Thanks so much for your work Phil. Croydon Rd was home for me from 60's to 90's. A memory in every step you took mate. Lovely to see as an expat. So green and beautiful too. Looking forward to the next episode of the other part of the road. Up the Palace! Funnily enough had a dream about the old 'Commonwealth' pub last night!

Thanks for the history Phil. This brings back memories, we used to cycle from Selsdon to the White bear keeping off road as much as possible. We used to enter Holt wood through the bridleway entrance on Church lane, and immediately on the right was a strange building with an eerie presence, we never knew what it was! At the end of the bridleway we turned right on to Farleigh court road and left onto another bridleway, down into the valley and up a killer climb to Fickleshole to get our just rewards at the pub😊. Keep up the good work.

Its a green woodpecker Phil...

There used to be a forest commission area around there somewhere, it used to cut to back of Warlingham park hospital

Great information and a lovely day. Everything is playing catch up after a wet and cold spring

Very interesting

Another great walk Phil. Don't think I've walked Henley Wood. I recall going to a paint balling place back in the early 80s, I think it was in or near Holt Wood., At that time the hospital was still open & it was visible from the battlefield 😊. I'm sure seeing loads of blokes running & shouting in camo firing paintball guns was great therapy for the inmates! Also bought a car from a chap that lived in one of the Holt wood cottages, late 70s. A Humber Sceptre. The vegetation is high everywhere around Farleigh & Chelsham, can't really carry a machete or jungle knife. though. Do sometimes take a pair of pruners.

Umm am I related to him because my last name is Addington

Nice.

Brilliant keep up the great work 👍🏻🏆

Very interesting thanks For sharing 👍🏻

I thought I'd leave a comment having just come across your videos, as I grew up in Croydon (Norbury) and know the area well, but long ago moved away after mum and dad passed away to rest in the Thornton Heath cemetery. Now living in the north, and I've moved around quite a bit, Marlow, Warwick, York, Ripon and now Pendle in Lancashire, but Norbury/Croydon is still "home", the family are originally from Cherry Orchard and Fulham. I used to cycle and later motorcycle to Woldingham as my sister and her family live there. Whether or not they joined any of the parties (in the 70s) you mentioned is a possibility! Seeing the Slines Oak Road pond and hearing the ghost story (which I think I heard about long ago) makes sense to me of how I slid into the pond trying to take the corner too quickly, it's a really tricky turn! If you ever consider doing a walk from Cherry Orchard to Thornton Heath and the Pond or up to Norwood Grove (a stretch from your normal routes I admit) I bet there's a lot to mention! The King William IV pub that used to be on Green Lane and where I worked behind the bar for a short while in 1977, being one such marvel.. the earliest mention of the tavern dates from March 26, 1681, when the burial of “John a lodger at the Green Man” is recorded in the Streatham parish registers, and Dick Turpin drank there it is said! Looking forward to your future videos..!

It is almost impossible to describe the sheer scale of the decline of Croydon in the last 30 years. I was born in Mayday hospital 50 years ago, my grandparents lived in Derby Road and I spent a great deal of my childhood there, growing up I lived in Upper Norwood so Croydon was still our closest town center. It was such a vibrant and thriving town back then, it is depressing beyond belief to go back there now. Actually upsetting.

you're very lucky that someone did that book-i wish someone had in my local town

I'm Well chuffed that you've done another video 🎉

I lived in Farningham Rd for some years. Now in Tasmania. Interesting to see this. Thanks

The blue building @2.20 used to be u2 body panels. That one is quite unique with the white bricks which im pretty sure were sourced from devon

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Great to see the eye sore that was Rose And Young garage has finally been removed. Never ventured to Caterham as a kid as no buses! Nice to see my accountants are still there :) Great video.