This is an early postcard in my collection which was published by C F Worledge, Great Stoughton, St Neots, Hants. Based on researching C F Worledge, I have now provisionally re-dated the image to the late 1930s.
The view is looking eastwards, the road sweeps left at the top of the photograph to the war memorial triangle and parish church up on the hill.
A couple of things to note. No cars. The farm building top right opposite Church Farm has gone. The roadside hedges shown are all cut back which indicates Croydon was still a largely agricultural economy and workforce. The old-fashioned haystacks seen on the top of the hill are these days mini-mountains of neatly squared-off bales.
The two cottages on the left are still there with, I was curiously pleased to note, the same porches over both front doors. The local authority housing opposite the two cottages has yet to be built. |
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