CF THE CROYDON FILES

HISTORY • HUMOUR • CROYDON

Every town has a story.
Croydon has files.

Short films, forgotten stories, spoof newsreels and curious moments from one of London’s most misunderstood boroughs.

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History, satire and family stories — all rooted in Croydon.

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FACTUAL

3 Minute History

Short documentaries about Croydon’s people, places and events.
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SATIRE

Croydon’s Fake History

Straight-faced newsreels reporting events that almost certainly never happened.
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FAMILY STORIES

Croydon Tales

True stories uncovered through family history and old newspaper archives.
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ODDITIES

Mad(e) in Croydon

One-off films, nostalgia, experiments and everything that refuses to fit neatly elsewhere.

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“Croydon is never short of a story. Sometimes it just needs a little help remembering it.”
— The Croydon Files

About the collection

Made with affection.
Occasionally with facts.

The Croydon Files is a growing collection of short films by Tim Longhurst, combining local history, archive research, family stories, satire and visual experimentation.

Some films uncover forgotten events. Others lovingly invent them. All are made for people who know Croydon, remember Croydon, or simply enjoy seeing a familiar town presented in an unfamiliar way.

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