Account of Purley on Thames

Top level index

The account of Purley on Thames is a structured set of articles. The index is structured two or three levels deep. Articles are identified by a letter pair possibly followed by a four digit number where the subject is exclusive to Purley rather than a more general topic

The articles have been compiled over the years from information gathered by members of Project Purley and culled from a variety of books, magazines and newspapers.

A	Introduction	A general introduction to Purley and contents etc
B	Physical description	Geography and geology
C	The Changing Landscape	How the landscape of Purley has changed over the years
D	Houses and Buildings	Articles about individual houses and buildings
E	People	Articles about individual people
F	Occupations	How Purley people have been employed
G	Administration	How Purley has been governed at a local level
H	Public Services	Articles about the many public services provided in Purley
I	Pastimes and Recreation	How Purley people have amused or entertained themselves
J	The Church	A history of St Mary’s Church
K	History	Articles about how Purley fared in several phases of history
L	The River	About the River Thames
M	Flora and Fauna	The Natural History of Purley
N	Social History	How Purley people have looked after each other (or not as the case may be)
O	Schools	Education for Purley children
P	Places with Purley Connections	Other places with a Purley connection
Q	Miscellaneous	Odds and sods including Art
R	Reminiscences	Reminiscences by Purley People
S	Sources	Where the information came from
T	Families	About Purley families
U	Not used
V	Not used
W	Not used
X	Statistics
Y	Lists	Lists of office holders
Z	No longer used

H36 3/9/08