St Bartholomew’s church was painted by Pissarro, when he was living in Norwood after the 1870 Franco-Prussian war.
St Bartholomew's church Sydenham
I used Walkit.com to plot a circular route of 10.1 miles, setting off from my front door. Here’s a fine bit of winter planting in Crystal Palace Park
This time last year the lake in Crystal Palace Park was frozen solid
It’s the dinosaurs that give this park its special character.
This house in the aptly named Belvedere road, Crystal Palace always impresses me.
I made my way to Upper Norwood Park, where we had gathered blackberries next to the children’s swings in those fine warm days of September.
The lake in this park used to serve as a reservoir for the Croydon Canal, the bed of which later became the railway line to West Croydon.
I then walked into Croydon and round again through suburban streets, guided by Walkit.com until I reached the South Norwood Country Park , which has a visitor centre.
Through various back streets and via Penge I made my way home. In November Christmas lights were already in evidence
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