Historical version 26 of Grace's Hairdressing, 1 Derby Road (view current version)
- 1 Derby Road, CR0 1TP
Despite the name, this is a mobile phone accessories shop on Derby Road near West Croydon Station.
It's a really tiny space, essentially just a corridor down the side of Eva Hairdressers next door.
There's also a taxi sign above the frontage, but this appears to just be an advert, rather than a sign that one can book a cab here.
It was previously occupied by a gold buyer, payday loan, pawnbrokers, and cheque cashers called Croydon Gold Buyer photo; this opened in late 2011 but closed again some time between March 2013 and mid-2014. (The last time we noted it as being definitely open was in March 2013, and the final tweet on their Twitter account was posted in early July 2013. As of April 2014 we hadn't seen it open for a while, despite walking past quite frequently, and as of July 2014 the shutter had been covered in graffiti and Cash And Carry Beds next door were regularly propping display mattresses up in front of it.)
See also:
- Photos of Croydon Gold Buyer flyer from May 2012: 1, 2
- Photo of Croydon Gold Buyer flyer from March 2013: front and back
On the evening of 11 September 2014 there were people inside sorting out displays of what looked like scarves and jewellery. A few days later Jewellery World opened selling scarves, jewellery, bags and makeup. Some time between August 2015 and February 2016, the scarves and things were all replaced by mobile phone accessories, and a new person was in charge, though the name on the sign didn't change.
Existence last checked in March 2016.
Derby Road
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OS X co-ord:
532108
OS Y co-ord:
166029
(Latitude:
51.377425
Longitude:
-0.101605)