London - Croydon - Water Tower - postcard by Pritchards, Caterham pmk 1907

• Postcard

   

• Picture / Image:  The Water Tower, Croydon
• Publisher: Pritchards, 57 North End, Croydon
• Postally used: yes
• Stamp:  Edward VII half d. light green
• Postmark(s): Catherham Valley SO Apr 23 1907 cds
• Sent to:  Mrs Prodham, 73 Rattington Street, Reading
• Notes / condition: a few very light surface creases

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Park Hill Recreation Ground is a 15 acres (6.1 ha) park near the centre of Croydon, Greater London, managed by the London Borough of Croydon. It runs from Barclay Road to Coombe Road beside the railway line, with the main entrances on Water Tower Hill and Barclay Road. The nearest stations (equidistant to the park) are East Croydon to the north for Tramlink and National Rail services and South Croydon to the south for National Rail.

At the southern end, at the very top of the hill which forms the park, it joins the grounds of Coombe Cliff once the home of members of the Horniman Tea family. From there a steep drive winds down to Coombe Road where a footpath leads to South Croydon railway station for National Rail. The grounds now form part of the park and are open to the public, but the house itself, is not. As of October 2018, it is used for educational purposes. Where the drive meets Coombe Road there is a further entrance and a gatehouse, which is now privately owned for residential purposes.

Part of the walled garden; water tower in the background

Previously the site of a reservoir, the land became a public park in the 1880s.^[1] The park contains standard amenities, including refreshments and sports facilities, as well as a walled herb garden.^[2]

In his memoirs, the Chronicles of Wasted Time (1973), Malcolm Muggeridge recalls the park as a childhood playgound where he and his father often walked together and discussed socialism and world affairs.

The park is the site of the historic Croydon Water Tower. Built in 1867, it ceased to provide water to higher areas of the borough in 1923.^[3] As of September 2015, the building is grade II listed, but is disused and not open to the public.^[3]

The park was the site of Croydon Reservoir, built in 1851.^[1]