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AR146
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- c. 1958 - 1966 (Creation)
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1 vol
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Administrative history
The Croydon Rifle Club was established in c.1945 possibly by former Home Guard members. It was based in an old wooden railway building on the Fairfield site which had previously been used by the A.R.P. and which served as the Headquarters of the Croydon and District Small Bore Rifle League. In 1955 plans were proposed for the re-development of central Croydon and the club was advised that it would have to move. After discussions with Croydon Council, a suitable site was found on part of the Beddington Lane Sewage Farm. The move began in June 1958 and materials from the old range were used in the new one. The range was finally opened in 1966, by which time it was known as the Croydon Rifle and Pistol Club. The berms were made by excavated earth from the flyover in the town centre and the Full-Bore Pistol range was completed in 1985. The Croydon Rifle and Pistol Club remains open at Jessops Way, off Beddington Lane.
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The album was formerly the property of E.G. Ayres, a committee member of Croydon Rifle Club. It was retrieved from a dump on Factory Lane in 1979 by a Council official and transferred to Croydon Archives Service in 2000.
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Accession Number: A570
Photograph album of the creation of Croydon Rifle Club shooting range
The range was established on a site at Beddington Lane Sewage Farm
Item date: 1958
Depositor's Name: Paul Lewis
Depositor's Name: Croydon Borough Council, Public Services and Works Department
Accession date: 20/10/2000
Custodial history: Retrieved from Factory Lane dump in 1979
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The album is a photographic account from June 1958 onwards of the Croydon Rifle Clubs move from the Fairfield to its present on Jessops Way off Beddington Lane (formerly part of the Beddington Lane Sewage Farm). The album shows the dismantling of the Fairfield buildings and the transportation of the materials for use in the construction of the new club premises. The album contains 61 black and white photographs together with 7 loose photographs of the site after completion.
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GB-352-ar146
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Dates of creation revision deletion
24/06/2015