From Electricity to University
Today I visited Electric House, an intricately designed Grade II-listed building which originally housed the County Borough of Croydon electricity showrooms. Electric House sign caught by the sun, August 2017 The building has recently been renovated, however rather than becoming apartments like so many other Croydon buildings, it is now a campus of London South Bank University. The courses available are in the medical fields of adult nursing, mental health nursing and chiropractic, plus business. The first students began their courses in 2021 and next week a larger cohort will join the campus. It's great that central Croydon is home to this campus providing much-needed nurses to our NHS. The nursing students undertake placements all over London, plus south of Croydon down to the Gatwick area. Main entrance It's difficult to find a lot of information or photos of electricity showrooms. I remember visiting Amberley Museum in West Sussex many years ago and seeing a sort of elec...