Very good, thank you very much excellent little video, I bet there’s many locals don’t even know that is a park, the council is not exactly publicising it very well with that little poster
fascinating stuff 😯 I didn’t know about the St Blaise and wool connection. I am in Croydon and my dad (75) remembers older men in his youth telling him about how they used to drive the sheep up certain roads here.
I checked with my dad about this. He worked in warehouses in his youth (say until his mid 20s) and the men he was working with were in their 60s and 70s. They said sheep were driven down George Street in Croydon to Surrey Street market where there was a slaughterhouse at the back of the market. I guess following what is now the tram route. It’s not particularly close to Bromley but it’s not a million miles away either 😄
Very good, thank you very much excellent little video, I bet there’s many locals don’t even know that is a park, the council is not exactly publicising it very well with that little poster
Thank you, it is really quite incredible how little known this park is, this was filmed on a Saturday morning and I only saw one person!
fascinating stuff 😯 I didn’t know about the St Blaise and wool connection. I am in Croydon and my dad (75) remembers older men in his youth telling him about how they used to drive the sheep up certain roads here.
Thank you for sharing, that helps put in context!
I checked with my dad about this. He worked in warehouses in his youth (say until his mid 20s) and the men he was working with were in their 60s and 70s. They said sheep were driven down George Street in Croydon to Surrey Street market where there was a slaughterhouse at the back of the market. I guess following what is now the tram route. It’s not particularly close to Bromley but it’s not a million miles away either 😄