CSL Croydon & South London branch
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Stuart Underdown’s Southern Memories
FeaturedCSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomThe late Stuart Underdown was a Society member and an accomplished photographer, who put together a number of presentations, including this one, of his 'Southern Memories', of his own photographs covering the period from the early 1960s through the 1970s, together with some much older images that he had collected, and ranging from Kent to…
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That was the Year that Was – 1966
FeaturedVirtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United Kingdom1966 was a busy year for Geoff: whilst still a schoolboy, he covered a considerable amount of the country. This presentation includes scenes on various North Wales Narrow Gauge Lines and the Cambrian Coast, holidays in the north west of England and several RCTS railtours. These include the ’Somerset & Dorset Farewell’, the ‘Longmoor Military…
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Railways in 1950 and 1951, from the Sutton Coldfield Railway Society’s Moseley collection
FeaturedVirtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomA further presentation of photographs from the Sutton Coldfield Railway Society’s Moseley Archive of over 2000 photographs taken by the late Percy Moseley between 1911 and the 1970s. Following previous presentations of images from the 1940s, this will cover the years 1950 and 1951 – just after Nationalisation, when British Railways was establishing its own…
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Croydon & South London Branch Lunch
Toby Carvery, Redhill 2 Redstone Hill, Redhill, Surrey, United KingdomAs a change from having a Branch Christmas Dinner at the Porter and Sorter in Croydon, this season we have decided to have a Branch Lunch, at the Redhill Toby Carvery, which is very close to Redhill Station. Table is booked for 13:15; meet in the bar area from 12:15 for a pre lunch drink.…
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A Lifetime of Railway Photography
FeaturedCSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomNot quite a lifetime, John took his first picture at the age of nine using his mother's rather ancient folding camera. He was already interested in railways as most boys of his generation were, where the passion came from for recording what he saw on film is lost in the mists of time but it's…
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A London Brighton and South Coast Railway Miscellany, 1862-1923
CSL Redhill Redhill Methodist Church, Gloucester Road, Redhill, United KingdomA selection of images of the London Brighton and South Coast Railway from Victorian days to the grouping, now over a hundred years ago. Views of our local railway, but not as we know it today.
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Roaming Around London With a Camera
FeaturedCSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomGeoff Brockett brings the results of his photographic roamings, to show us the great diversity of trains and liveries to be seen around the capital in recent years. As he lives in London and so does a lot of his photography there, it seemed a good idea to do a show based specifically on what…
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Croydon & SL Branch AGM and Members’ Images
CSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomOur Annual General Meeting, to be followed by Members' Images (both digital and conventional slide projectors will be available). Your chance to speak up and show off! As our long serving Chairman Chris Meredith and Secretary Peter Wilson have both decided to step down, it is essential that people come forward to join the committee…
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Pictures from the Harold Clements Collection, Part 1
CSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomBryan Cross comes to present a selection of monochrome images, all scanned directly from the Harold Clements collection of original Lantern slides, Glass plates and large format negatives. These were taken by Harold Clements, his Father and Grandfather. This presentation starts with images around Luton - from MR days in the 1880s to BR(M) in…
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Stuart Underdown’s Southern Memories – Part 2
FeaturedCSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomThe late Stuart Underdown was a Society member and an accomplished photographer, who put together a number of presentations, including this one, of his ‘Southern Memories’, of his own photographs covering the period from the early 1960s through the 1970s, together with some much older images that he had collected, and ranging from Kent to…
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The West Somerset Railway
FeaturedCSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomAs well being an excellent photographer, Ian Wright was for many years a driver on the West Somerset Railway, and his frequent visits combined photography and footplate. Those who attended his presentation on the Bluebell Railway last year will know we have an excellent show to look forward, showing how the line has developed over…
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The Bluebell Railway through my lens
FeaturedCSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomDavid Cable is a an excellent photographer, regularly in action along the Bluebell Railway, both on photo charters and normal service days, and will giving us a presentation of the highlights of his results.