Croydon In The 2010s - Differences between Version 25 and Version 24 of Finger Licking, 14 Station Road
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According to [http://www.tramwayinfo.com/Trampic.htm?26472 a photo on the London Tramways website], at some point in the 20th century this address (and [[Gipsy Tavern, 12a Station Road|number 12a]] next door) was occupied by Mortimer's Fruit Stores. According to [http://www.tramwayinfo.com/Trampic.htm?26471 another photo on the same website], at another point these two addresses were occupied by Bowditch & Grant (a firm that provided services related to estate agency). |
According to [http://www.londontramways.co.uk/search/tram_picsview.php?pic_id=26472 a photo on the London Tramways website], at some point in the 20th century this address (and [[Gipsy Tavern, 12a Station Road|number 12a]] next door) was occupied by Mortimer's Fruit Stores. According to [http://www.londontramways.co.uk/search/tram_picsview.php?pic_id=26471 another photo on the same website], at another point these two addresses were occupied by Bowditch & Grant (a firm that provided services related to estate agency). |
Small Ghanaian restaurant and takeaway on Station Road, near West Croydon Station.
It has seating for around 15 people. At lunchtimes there's usually a buffet, available for eat-in or takeaway. They also have a main menu with things like egusi stew photo, okra stew, waakye (rice and beans) photo, kenkey (fermented maize dough) photo, fufu, pounded yam, jollof rice, etc.
A fridge at the front holds pre-packed takeaway boxes of things like jollof rice with chicken and fried plantain, priced from around £3.50 (as of April 2014).
See also:
- Photo of menu, May 2013
- Photo of price list in window, December 2013
- Scores on the Doors food hygiene rating
Accessibility: A step to get in, and another step to get to the seating area. The toilets are next door, in the Gypsy Tavern.
According to a photo on Flickr, as of c. 1985 the premises were occupied by a shop called Stitches. According to another, Stitches was still there in 1989. It also appears as Stitches in the 2nd edition of the Burrows Communications "Shop Til You Drop" guide (date unknown, but probably around 2000-2002).
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