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Fairchildes Avenue, CROYDON, CR0 0AN

New Addington is a strange place, stuck out on a plateau and largely surrounded by Green Belt countryside. This is only a few metres from Fairchildes Avenue on the southern edge of New Addington but looking at this view you would never know such a built-up area was anywhere near. Gushybank Shaw is on the left here and Fairchildes Avenue is on the other side of it.

New Addington is a strange place, stuck out on a plateau and largely surrounded by Green Belt countryside. This is only a few metres from Fairchildes Avenue on the southern edge of New Addington but looking at this view you would never know such a built-up area was anywhere near.

New Addington is a strange place, stuck out on a plateau and largely surrounded by Green Belt countryside. This is only a few metres from Fairchildes Avenue on the southern edge of New Addington but looking at this view you would never know such a built-up area was anywhere near.

This large rectangular open-space area is between Milne Park East and Milne Park West.

The wood, frame and lamp on the extreme left are associated with new housing, one of two blocks, replacing two areas of lock-up garages of the sort nobody seems to use.

In 1930 an application was made for the use of a field at Addington as a private aerodrome. Croydon Corporation objected on environmental grounds but they were overruled by the Minister of Health. The Air Ministry sanctioned the use of the field in 1932. While the airfield operated it was used by the transport firm that owned it to train their pilots. An air pageant was held at the aerodrome in 1933, when aerobatics, parachute jumping, and wing walking were included on the list of entertainments. The field was not used during the Second World War and the company that owned it eventually moved to Gatwick to continue their business. Milne Park is all that now remains of the aerodrome as the adjacent land has been developed for housing and local amenities. The land was acquired by the Council for housing but it was declared Green Belt Land and appropriated as public open space in 1963. It is now the largest open space in the southern half of New Addington.

In 1930 an application was made for the use of a field at Addington as a private aerodrome. Croydon Corporation objected on environmental grounds but they were overruled by the Minister of Health. The Air Ministry sanctioned the use of the field in 1932. While the airfield operated it was used by the transport firm that owned it to train their pilots. An air pageant was held at the aerodrome in 1933, when aerobatics, parachute jumping, and wing walking were included on the list of entertainments. The field was not used during the Second World War and the company that owned it eventually moved to Gatwick to continue their business. Milne Park is all that now remains of the aerodrome as the adjacent land has been developed for housing and local amenities. The land was acquired by the Council for housing but it was declared Green Belt Land and appropriated as public open space in 1963. It is now the largest open space in the southern half of New Addington.

The T31 bus terminates here at the southern edge of Milne Park.