Surrey Street
Tom Grossmith, my grandmother's uncle, had a business in Surrey Street in the late 1800s making gaiters and knickerbockers. When I was 15 I would cycle to Croydon from Wallington to try to find his shop. There was a butcher's shop at the Crown Hill end of Surrey Street and my mother would give me 15 shillings to get a leg of lamb. I soon found out that a leg of mutton only cost 12/6d so I would make half a crown for my trouble.As my pocket money was only 6d per week, this was a considerable perk. I have since discovered that my great grandfather also had a business in Surrey Street and it was he who made the cornucopia which stretched across Katherine Street for the visit of Queen Victoria to Croydon.
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RE: RE: Surrey Street
Hi Tony, l was born in Croydon, I'm 73. l remember the butcher's shop, was it called Kennerdeys?
Comment from Name withheld on Friday, 7th October 2011.