Location Name - Ashburton Library
Ashburton Learning Village
Shirley Road
Croydon CR9 7AL

Location ID: 10139386

Phone 1:020 7620 0391

Website:
https://croydonfilmoffice.co.uk/ (Borough Film Office)

Email: [email protected]

 
Styles: Period 1850-1900, Period 1920-1930, Modern (1920s-1940s), Victorian

Categories:
LEISURE AND RECREATION - Playgrounds
MUSEUMS, GALLERIES AND INSTITUTES - Libraries/archives
RESTAURANTS, PUBS AND CLUBS - Cafes
SPORT - Skate Parks

Description:
Built around 1882, the library was formerly known as Woodside Convent and later became an orphanage before the estate was bought by Croydon Council and turned into a public library in 1927. Many original features remain. The park includes original avenue of fir trees planted in 1870, old-fashioned children's playground, skatepark and wooden cafeteria with pagoda-shaped roof.

Jurisdictions::
Croydon

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