In April we meet to sketch in Croydon. We’ll start near the main entrance to East
Croydon station, where there are lots of new developments and some great
examples of Brutalist architecture. In the afternoon we will walk along to the
shopping area, looking at some of the older buildings in the town.
Matthews Yard, a café in the street of the same name, have kindly offered to
host us at the end of the day so we have a good place to spread out our
sketchbooks.
The day is free of charge, no need to book, just turn up
with your art kit. If you have one, a sketching stool could be handy for some of the locations.
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| The entrance to Boxpark next to East Croydon station |
Key times and meeting
points for the day
11 am: Meet at the entrance to Boxpark, next to the main entrance of East Croydon
Station on George Street.
1 pm: Meet back at the Boxpark entrance to look at sketches
made so far. (We can move inside if there is rain)
3.30pm: Meet at the Matthews Yard cafe, on Matthews Yard,
about halfway along Surrey Street.
Anyone who has time is welcome to have coffee and chat at
the café afterwards. There is also a pub, The Dog and Bull, close by in Surrey Street.
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| Matthews Yard is just off Surrey Street in the Old Town |
Options for drawing
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| One Croydon |
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| Croydon Town Hall and Clocktower |
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| Surrey Street Market |
The bustling market in Surrey Street is a great place to draw people.
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| The Whitgift Almshouses |
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| The view along Wellesley Road |
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| The Old Water Pumping Station, Matthews Yard, off Surrey Street Market. |
Wet weather options include Croydon Museum at the Clocktower and inside the shopping centres. There is an interesting Contemporary Art Galley called ‘Turf Projects’ in the Whitgift Shopping Centre.
Practical Information
The nearest station is East Croydon which has good transport links including frequent
services to Victoria and London Bridge plus a number of Thameslink services. This is the link to the National Rail website for more information - National Rail
There are plenty of places to eat at Boxpark and in the town centre. Toilets at Boxpark and in the shopping centres.
There are plenty of places to eat at Boxpark and in the town centre. Toilets at Boxpark and in the shopping centres.
The day is run by Lis Watkins and Jo Dungey.
Thanks for putting all this together....I had been looking forward to this as I have never been to Croydon and both my mother and mother-in-law grew up there. However I now have a conflicting family event, but this info will be very helpful when I visit Croydon later in the summer
ReplyDeleteAny thoughts on the nearest parking as I will be driving in from Berkshire ?
ReplyDeleteThere is ample multi storey parking in the Whitgift Shopping Centre, a five minute walk to East Croydon station
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