Temporary Carshalton landmark still standing 120 years later
*Historical* This eye-catching iron structure in Park Lane was known as a ‘tin tabernacle’. Once commonplace, these buildings are increasingly rare to find. Infact according to Historic England, there’s believed to be only 80 buildings like this left across the UK, with just 20 listed. If we’ve peaked your interest, read on to discover more […]
🎥 Video: Wow! More old photos rendered by AI – providing staggering results
When it comes to image processing, AI is a powerful tool. Whether we like it or not, it’s here to stay. The results when converting old static images is truly staggering. Yes it’s not perfect, but it certainly goes some way to recreating what life was like many years ago. Scroll down to see some […]
Europe’s biggest camera distributor developed Carshalton
“Roll up, roll up, get yourself the latest camera! There’s a camera especially for you madam, a camera for you sir and even a special camera for young people” – That’s how one Victorian salesman may have plied his trade, and it paid for the development of an historic Carshalton landmark – Honeywood house. Here’s the story […]
Tom Scott on the groundbreaking bed-cycle built in Pound Street
*Historical* Famous YouTube star Tom Scott, talks about an amazing invention built in Carshalton and designed by Dr Ludwig Guttmann at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire. The Hospital is famous for creating the Paralympics, and this 1945 bed-cycle helped people train. It’s currently on display at the Science Museum in London. Here’s a 2-minute […]
🎥 Video: What happens when you ask an AI movie generator to recreate classic Carshalton scenes? This 😂
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 […]
Was there ever actually a village green in the heart of Carshalton?
*Historical* This is a road sign you may easily miss. It’s in Carshalton High Street and points towards a public car park and a row of old houses. But what was The Green referring to and how did the name come about? Here’s some theories. Theory 1: Before where the car park is, there was […]
Uncovering Honeywood’s forgotten garden
This is all that is left of an old greenhouse that once stood in the rear garden of what is now the Honeywood Museum. It’s interesting to see the old tiles and structural features that survive from when the area was part of the garden of a private home (scroll down for more pics). Circa […]
Doctor Who Tardis Special – Step back in time as we seek out the lost Police Boxes of Carshalton and Sutton
*Historical* As the new series of Doctor Who hits our screens, we take a look across Carshalton and the borough of Sutton to seek out the locations of the lost blue Police Boxes. Step back in time with Secret Carshalton… This is not a comprehensive list, and is just for fun. If we’ve missed […]
Bombs, beer and babies: Meet the last publican of Carshalton’s lost pub
EXCLUSIVE Time gentlemen, please!! This former drill sergeant knew how to get respect from his customers at the popular Kings Arms in Carshalton High Street. Mr Harlow (pictured above) was the publican at the old pub which stood where Co-op supermarket currently is. Sadly, during the Blitz of October 1940, a bomb was dropped on […]