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Dist:0.1km<br/>As seen from Spa Hill Road. Very large allotment site with a community veg stall powered by a mini-wind turbine!
©David Anstiss
Dist:0.2km<br/>On Westbrook Road.
©David Anstiss
Dist:0.3km<br/>In the distance on the right, the twin towers of the former Croydon power station, retained as a landmark by the branch of IKEA that now occupies the site.
©Christopher Hilton
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©Stacey Harris
Dist:0.3km<br/>Taken from the Dale Park Road entrance, the two chimneys to the left of the tree are those beside Ikea on the Purley Way.
©Noel Foster
Dist:0.3km<br/>As seen from Spa Hill Road. Large open-space surrounded by woodland.
©David Anstiss
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©Stacey Harris
Dist:0.4km<br/>On the junction of Beulah Circus (in front) and Osborne Road (on the left).
©David Anstiss
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©Noel Foster
Dist:0.4km<br/>The name The Lawns does not give much indication of the history of this site but it was actually the location of the Beulah Spa. The properties of the mineral spring which was here had been known for many years and during a court case it was proved that the water contained more salts than the water at Cheltenham Spa. It could not rely though on income from people coming to take the waters so in 1831 it was opened as a place for entertainment. The gardens were laid out by Decimus Burton. Fine views were (and still are) to be had, and the entertainments included a maze, a circus and an orchestra. The water was bottled as Beulah Saline Water and sold for two shillings a gallon. The Spa’s popularity started to decline at the time that the Crystal Palace opened in 1854 and in 1858 the estate was put up for auction and much was subsequently developed. In 1939 ‘The Lawns Estate’ was conveyed to Croydon Corporation. More than half of the park is woodland as can be seen here.
©Ian Yarham
Dist:0.4km<br/>Back in the days when I used to race a bike, I would use this hill for part of my hill-climb training.
©Peter Trimming
Dist:0.4km<br/>There are fine views from the Upper Norwood Ridge around Beulah Hill and Grange Road. This is the view across South London from Grange Road near the junction with Beauchamp Road. The wood on the right in the distance is The Lawns, once the site of Beulah Spa.
©Ian Yarham
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©Christopher Hilton
Dist:0.4km<br/>Near the top of Spa Hill, these houses are opposite to http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/740192 .
©Robin Drayton
Dist:0.4km<br/>Near the top of Spa Hill, these houses back on to [[740188]].
©Robin Drayton

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