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[http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/national-curry-week-croydon-reporter-samples-food/story-17072557-detail/story.html According to the Croydon Advertiser], this was the site of the first curry house to open in Croydon, in 1958. Historical phone books give some support for this, as a restaurant called The Curry House is listed here from the 1961 Outer London: Kent/Surrey edition to the 1984 Caterham & Reigate edition inclusive.	[http://www.thisiscroydontoday.co.uk/National-Curry-Week-Croydon-Reporter-samples-food/story-17072557-detail/story.html According to the Croydon Advertiser], this was the site of the first curry house to open in Croydon, in 1958. According to historical phone books at the Croydon Local Studies Library, in 1974 it was called The Curry House.
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Business premises on Derby Road, near West Croydon Station, vacant as of November 2016.

It was previously an Indian and Bangladeshi restaurant called Depa Indiana photo, but this closed down by early October 2016. According to a member of staff at Niazi Food And Wine next door at number 3, it's likely to become a chicken and/or pizza shop, as the owners have had difficulties recruiting Indian/Bangladeshi chefs.

It was previously an Indian and Bangladeshi restaurant called Depa Indiana, but this closed down by early October 2016.

According to the Croydon Advertiser, this was the site of the first curry house to open in Croydon, in 1958. According to historical phone books at the Croydon Local Studies Library, in 1974 it was called The Curry House.

According to a photo on Flickr, it's been called Depa Indiana since at least c. 1985 (most easily visible at original size). However, it's had at least two different sets of people running it under this name. A change of management some time around 2011-2012 saw the food become halal and alcohol banned from the premises photo of sign in September 2012.