Croydon Clocktower

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Croydon Clocktower
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Croydon Clocktower (the building to the right is the Braithwaite Hall)
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Croydon Clocktower
Location within Greater London
General information
Town or city Croydon, London
CountryEngland
Coordinates 51°22′20″N0°5′59″W / 51.37222°N 0.09972°W / 51.37222; -0.09972
Client London Borough of Croydon

Croydon Clocktower is an arts and museum complex located on Katharine Street in Croydon, Greater London. [1]

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History

The venue, which forms part of the 19th-century Town Hall, [2] was opened as an arts and museum complex by Queen Elizabeth II in 1994. A notable early success was the Picasso exhibition in March to May 1995 named Picasso's Croydon Period. [3]

The venue contains the Museum of Croydon, Clocktower Café and the Croydon Central Library. [4] Other facilities which can be accessed from Croydon Clocktower include the David Lean Cinema, which offers a regular programme of art house and independent films, and the Braithwaite Hall, which is used for concerts, theatre and children's shows. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Black, Alistair; Pepper, Simon; Bagshaw, Kaye (2017). Books, Buildings and Social Engineering: Early Public Libraries in Britain from Past to Present. Routledge. pp. 314–315. ISBN   978-1-317-17328-1.
  2. ↑ Cherry, Bridget; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1983). London 2: South. Buildings of England series. Penguin Books. p. 214. ISBN   0-14-071047-7.
  3. ↑ "Don't mention the 'C' word". The Independent. 3 March 1995.
  4. ↑ "Croydon Clocktower: Opening Times". Croydon Council. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Concert: Ida's march". News Shopper. 11 September 2002.
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