Overlooking the Wandle valley and the surface water features of Croydon Old Town is Duppas Hill. Since medieval times there has been a history of use of Dubbers (now Duppers) Hill for sporting events, with tournaments held here until 1286, when Lord William de Warenne was treacherously murdered. At the age of thirty he was ambushed and slain following the Croydon tournament. The family were the Earls of Surrey and William had a year earlier married Joan De Vere. They had two children, Alice and John. Duppas Hill today is still used as sports fields and has been used for many of Croydons festivals and events over the years, including the annual firework displays presented by Sir Frederick Edridge, and bonfires to celebrate national as well as local events. In 1910 Lord Roberts presented colours to the 4th Queens Volunteer Battalion on Duppas Hill.
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 19:34:02 +0000
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