Sutton’s very own quirky Dragons’ Den style charity knockout
Which charity is most deserving of your hard-earned cash? This innovative evening event sets to find out. As contestants battle it out the audience has the final say when voting begins. Set within a fun and lighthearted framework, punters pay a fiver to get in and enjoy some delicious homemade soup to boot. Each charity […]
🎥 Video: A Brief History of the Grade II listed The Cock sign in Sutton
*Video Story* A brief look at the heritage of the iconic Cock sign in Sutton High Street. This short movie is best viewed on the Secret Carshalton YouTube channel. Please subscribe.
Sutton’s long-lost 2,390 seat music venue demolished in 1979
*Historical* It’s surprising how many entertainment venues were once in central Sutton, so to start here’s a look at one of the biggest… This venue in Carshalton Road played host in person to Hollywood legends Laurel and Hardy (programme pictured from 1952), comedy duo Morecambe and Wise, Rod Stewart and The Faces (1973), Cliff Richard […]
A brief history of the Royal Marsden hospital in Sutton opened by Queen Elizabeth II
This was most likely the only visit by Queen Elizabeth II to the London Borough of Sutton. On the left of the Queen is Professor David Smithers. He was an eminent radiologist and was responsible for acquiring what was the old Downs Hospital site. With the medical physicist Val Mayneord, he conceived the idea of a […]