Ruskin House
Ruskin House, situated in its own grounds on Coombe Road, Croydon, South London, has been a centre of Britain's progressive movements for a century. It is the headquarters of the Communist Party of Britain and Croydon's Labour, Trade Union and Co-operative movements and is itself a co-operative with shareholders from organisations across the four movements.Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fairfield Halls and South Croydon railway station.
Fairfield Halls
Theater building
Fairfield Halls is an arts, entertainment and conference centre in Croydon, London, England, which opened in 1962 and contains a theatre and gallery, and a large concert hall regularly used for BBC television, radio and orchestral recordings. Fairfield Halls is situated 1,700 feet north of Ruskin House.
South Croydon railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Croydon railway station is in the London Borough of Croydon in south London, in London fare zone 5. It is on the Brighton Line at its junction with the Oxted Line, 11 miles 21 chains measured from London Bridge. South Croydon railway station is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Ruskin House.
Croydon Town Hall
Town hall
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Croydon Town Hall is a council building in Katharine Street, Croydon which serves as the headquarters for Croydon London Borough Council. It is a Grade II listed building. Croydon Town Hall is situated 1,700 feet north of Ruskin House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Croydon and Waddon.
Croydon
Town
Photo: Ross Burgess, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Croydon is a large town in South London, England, 9.5 miles south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a local government district of Greater London; it is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an extensive shopping area.
Waddon
Suburb
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Waddon is a neighbourhood in the London Borough of Croydon, at the western end of the town of Croydon. The area borders the London Borough of Sutton.
Broad Green
Suburb
Photo: Ewan Munro, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The London Borough of Croydon is a borough within Outer London. It covers an area of 87 km2 and has a population of 397,741 as of mid-2023, making it one of London's most populated boroughs.
Ruskin House
- Type: Community center
- Description: grade II listed house in London Borough of Croydon, United Kingdom
- Category: house
- Location: Croydon, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.36762° or 51° 22′ 3″ northLongitude
-0.09672° or 0° 5′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C3X9W93+28OpenStreetMap ID
way 300556938OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=community_centreWikidata ID
Q7380957
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In Other Languages
“Ruskin House” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “拉斯金之家”
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