A beautiful building, steeped in history...
Norbury Hall, originally Northbury Hall has an immense past and dates back to the 1800's. Over its many years it has been a place of enjoyment and tranquillity for members of the Royal family, Mayors and more recently for the elderly citizens of our society.

The Hall originally stood in 30 acres of beautiful ornamental gardens including a lake fed by the River Graveney which has since been piped. The main entrance to the house was by way of a long driveway off London Road, this drive can still be seen today and is known as Craignish Avenue.




Shortly after the Hall was built it became home to Mr James William Hobbs who became the Mayor of Croydon in 1887. Hobbs was a keen cricket fan, so much so in fact that he built a cricket pitch in the grounds of the house. WG Grace is known to have played here against Australia in 1888. The pitch remains and is now Norbury Park Cricket Ground.







The next occupier was Richard Sand. The Hall remained in the Hobbs family until 1957 when the last remaining daughter, Ms Ada Hobbs, sold the property to Croydon Council. Most of the antique furnishings and fittings were auctioned off including the Chinese wallpaper which fetched £340 at the time. Despite this you can still see the original mahogany doors and fire places in the building.



In 1987 English Heritage declared Norbury Hall a Grade II listed building and in the same year it was sold. The present owners have now built a well established Residential Care Home for both the elderly and dementia sufferers.
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