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  • About us
    • John Whitgift History
    • Our History
    • Mission & Values
    • The Foundation
    • Our People
    • Careers
    • Funding
    • Safeguarding
  • Care
    • Whitgift Care
    • Caring for Croydon
    • Case Studies
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    • Whitgift School
    • Trinity School
    • Fees in Advance Scheme
    • Apply for a bursary
    • Bursary FAQs
    • Bursary Case Studies
      • All Bursary Case Studies
      • Alan’s Story
      • Gabriel’s Story
      • Marcel’s Story
      • Paul’s Story
    • Open Days
    • Staff Discount Enquiry
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    • Regenerating Croydon
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Tag Archives: Local history

The central courtyard of the Whitgift Almshouses

Almshouses tours for community history month

Care, Community, EducationBy Gemma PettmanApril 27, 2026

Local people are being invited to go behind the gates of one of Croydon’s oldest buildings for a rare glimpse into 400 years of history. Hundreds of people walk past the Whitgift Almshouses on the corner of North End and George Street every week, but may not realise what’s behind the stone walls. Founded in…

Whitgift School Corps of Drums comprises students dressed in red and black uniforms and bearskin hats.

Founder’s Day 2026: Marking 430 years of history

Care, Community, EducationBy Gemma PettmanMarch 22, 2026

Generations have come together to mark a significant milestone in the life of the John Whitgift Foundation. On 22nd March 1596, Archbishop John Whitgift laid the first two Foundation Stones of the Hospital of the Holy Trinity, the building we now know as the Whitgift Almshouses. Every year, we pause on this date to remember…

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