On 8 July 1950, The Grocer ran a news story on the first Sainsbury’s self-service supermarket. The store, at 9-11 London Road, Croydon, was “on the lines of the American supermarket”, we reported.
London was once home to an incredible airport that introduced some of the world’s most important aviation innovations - yet today, most people have never even heard of it. Croydon Airport, located ...