Tim Longhurst
@tim_longhurst
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I’m all about Croydon. True history, spoof newsreels and stories of my family’s past, unearthed from local newspapers.
Croydon
Joined March 2017
The true story of an unfortunate accident at West Croydon station, unearthed from old newspapers. #WestCroydonStation #FamilyHistory #CroydonHistory #OldNewspapers #TrainAccident
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3 MINUTE HISTORY: East Bridge House, East Croydon. #NLATower #No1Croydon #LostBuildings #3MinuteHistory #CroydonPast #EastCroydon
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In 1916, a Croydon tram ride led to a small quarrel over a seat. It was a trivial dispute but enough to make the local headlines. #CroydonHistory #LocalStories #FamilyHistory #TramTales #CroydonTales
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3 MINUTE HISTORY: Waddon Marsh. #WaddonMarsh #CroydonHistory #LostStations #3MinuteHistory #CroydonPast
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Here's a behind the scenes look at how I made my recent Shortcut family history story.
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Here's my latest Croydon Tale, a true family story dating from 1865 and unearthed from local newspapers. #Croydon #FamilyHistory #TrueStory #CroydonHistory #Ancestry #LocalHistory #EastCroydon
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I have another Croydon Tale coming this weekend. True stories about my family's past.
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3 Minute History: Thornton Heath Pond. #ThorntonHeath #CroydonHistory #3MinuteHistory #LocalHistory #SouthLondon #ThorntonHeathPond
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Croydon Calling: another box ticked. #WhitgiftCentre #CroydonWestfield #CroydonConsultation #Masterplan
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Lombard Roundabout - a Ministry of Transport film. #CroydonFakeHistory #SpoofDocumentary #CroydonRoundabout #LombardRoundabout
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Here's another true story from my family history, unearthed from local newspapers. #Croydon #FamilyHistory #Ancestry #TrueStory #SouthNorwood #AudioStory #HistoricTales #RealLives
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I just tested Croydon Council’s new AI-powered fly-tipping app.
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New crossing on Wellesley Road to include mosaic of Croydon Mayor. #croydon #whitgiftcentre #subway #croydonmayor #spoof #parody #satire
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3 Minute History: The Electric Theatre, Croydon's first cinema. The Electric Theatre, Picture House, Odeon Croydon #Croydon #CroydonHistory #CinemaHistory #VintageCinema #MovieTheatreMemories #OdeonArchives #3MinuteHistory
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3 MINUTE HISTORY: Fairholme Mansions, West Croydon. #CroydonHistory #WestCroydon #LondonRoadCroydon #FairholmeMansions #LocalHistory #HiddenCroydon #LostShops #3MinuteHistory
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