Croydon Clocktower
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Croydon Clocktower is an arts and museum complex located on Katharine Street in Croydon, Greater London.<ref name=Black2017>Template:Cite book</ref>
History
The venue, which forms part of the 19th-century Town Hall,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> was opened as an arts and museum complex by Queen Elizabeth II in 1994. A notable early success was the Picasso exhibition in March to May 1995 named Picasso's Croydon Period.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The venue contains the Museum of Croydon, Clocktower Café and the Croydon Central Library.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Other facilities which can be accessed from Croydon Clocktower include the David Lean Cinema, which offers a regular programme of art house and independent films, and the Braithwaite Hall, which is used for concerts, theatre and children's shows.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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- Culture in the London Borough of Croydon
- Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Croydon
- Leisure in the London Borough of Croydon
- Clock towers in the United Kingdom
- Towers in London
- Arts centres in London
- Tourist attractions in the London Borough of Croydon
- Turret clocks
- Individual clocks in England
- Towers completed in 1895