Discover — Secret Carshalton

Wartime Poignant WWII memorial discovered on Carshalton Beeches bench Carshalton Beeches
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This bench has a memorial plaque dedicated to Godfrey Woolven who was killed during WWII. It’s a memorial that is in continuous use in everyday life. People often sit here waiting for the bus and it’s easy to miss the tribute, situated in Park Hill close to Carshalton Beeches Railway Station. Godfrey, aged 22, was […]
Animals Old railings are all that remain of Battersea Dogs Home in Hackbridge Hackbridge
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*Historical* It’s hard to believe that Battersea Dogs Home once owned large kennels in Hackbridge. You would have seen them when standing at this spot on the railway bridge looking towards what are now blocks of flats. The famous dogs home began life at Battersea in 1871, but due to a rabies outbreak in London […]
Video 🎥 Video: What happens when you ask an AI movie generator to recreate classic Carshalton scenes? This 😂Carshalton Village
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We thought it would be fun to run some classic Carshalton images through an AI movie generator and the results are fascinating. We uploaded two static images and offered prompts to bring the photo alive. These are the results. 1. Prompt: “Create several elephants standing in the pond, with some birds swimming on the water […]
Eye on Sutton Tick Tock landmark at Sutton Railway Station Sutton
This modern clock is outside Sutton Railway Station in South London, and is one of the first things that greets you on arrival. Perhaps you’ve never really paid much attention to it, but I think the clock looks rather striking against the backdrop of trees. So now it’s time to hear a little more about […]
River Wandle Hackbridge watermill extinguishes the Great Fire of London!Hackbridge
Yes, our local area seems to have a link to so many significant historical events. This time, step up Josias Dewey. Mr Dewey was a very successful maker of gunpowder. Before then, it’s amazing how many people were creating gunpowder that never actually went bang. Josias spent at least 40 years in the area developing […]
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Historic homes Hackbridge’s oldest homes are super-cute Hackbridge
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*Historical* There’s always something interesting to spot where we live. Situated a short distance from the Wandle and the site of the old Hack Bridge, you’ll find this row of cottages. A handy sign close by explains the history of the place. There’s not a lot of old Hackbridge left so these are a particular […]
Famous people Beeches house lived in by artist whose portrait of Winston Churchill was secretly destroyed Carshalton Beeches
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*Historical* The unusual house pictured below, was known as ‘Four Winds’. It has a red plaque on it that highlights artist Graham Vivian Sutherland once lived here. Graham (1903-1980) was a renowned artist who studied at Goldsmiths in London while living here in Carshalton Beeches between 1922 and 1924. Read on to hear about his […]
Inside St Giles’ Cripplegate at the Barbican and the Carshalton connection St Helier
If you’ve been to the Barbican centre you would have spotted this ancient church standing out against the brutalist architecture. St Giles’ Cripplegate is an interesting survivor of the Great Fire of London of 1666 and the Blitz of 1940, which for history fans also has a couple of (albeit tenous) links to Carshalton. The […]
Animals Carshalton Pigeon Man becomes Instagram Sensation Carshalton The Grove
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EXCLUSIVE Meet Gaz – better know by the handle @Woodywoodpigeon. What started as a small hobby, has now really taken on wings. Gaz loves pigeons and photographs them daily for other pigeon-followers to enjoy across the world. He even helps care for birds with an illness or a disability. Secret Carshalton found out more. So […]

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