Famous peopleThe story of the mysterious ‘Wizard Man of Sutton’SuttonFew local characters became as instantly recognisable as the ‘Wizard Man of Sutton’. For decades he was a familiar sight on Sutton High Street: dressed in flowing robes, wearing a skull cap, adorned with rings, and carrying a tall staff often topped with a dragon motif. Whether encountered in and outside shops, walking steadily through […]
Famous peopleThe tragic yet inspiring legend of ‘Paper Jack’CroydonWho was Paper Jack? A well-educated son of a prosperous London businessman, he worked as a surveyor and helped to map a portion of the Brighton Railways. During the war, he was employed by the War Office decoding Secret Service documents. He married Ellen Miriam Brandon in 1917. They lived together on Brighton Road in […]
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Famous peopleThe Cure’s obscure FIRST album was recorded LIVE in CarshaltonCarshalton ParkThe Cure is an internationally popular band whose hits include Friday I’m In Love, and Just Like Heaven. Lead singer Robert Smith is the only member to have been in the band from the beginning, and he recently appeared on stage with Olivia Rodrigo at Glastonbury 2025. Formed in 1976, the band first became known […]
Famous peoplePrince Edward returns to Sutton to visit the YourSpace community gardenNews*News* The Duke of Edinburgh visited YourSpace in Cheam on Saturday 26 July. Prince Edward has been the Patron of the London Gardens Society since 2022. He met with garden volunteers, as well as the Alzheimer’s Support Group, Tennyson Care Home residents, DofE award participants, and others. The YourSpace project opened in 2014, bringing an […]
Famous peopleBeeches house lived in by artist whose portrait of Winston Churchill was secretly destroyedCarshalton Beeches*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 […]
Famous peopleThe forgotten spot in Carshalton where England’s famous landscape artist John Constable once paintedOaks ParkThere’s no plaque commemorating the spot, but by the corner of an old walled garden by Oaks Park was the location of a Smithy (a blacksmiths workshop). It was here that John Constable painted White Horse, a famous piece of art now in New York. The Smithy was located at the junction of Fairlawn Road […]
Famous peopleEntire Rock Aristocracy Descend on Beddington for the Funeral of Guitar Legend Jeff BeckBeddingtonThe funeral of the late, great Jeff Beck took place at St Mary’s Church in Beddington on Friday 3 February 2023. There’s probably never been such a star-studded occasion in the area, and passers-by described it as ‘surreal’. Attendees included Eric Clapton, Kate Bush, David Gilmour, Brian May, Ronnie Wood, Tom Jones, Harry Enfield, Vic […]
Famous peopleThe World-Famous Rock Stars who Surprisingly Performed in Carshalton ParkCarshalton ParkWe thought we’d look back at some of the amazing musical events that have taken place locally over the years. Looking back, which of these big names do you recognise… Goth-rockers The Cure (Friday I’m In Love, Just Like Heaven etc.) played at a Carshalton Park Open Air Concert in 1979, soon after the […]
