Library helping people discover the secret of their home.
The current boom in property development has sparked a massive interest in the preservation of buildings' original period characteristics.
This could be one reason why the Local Studies Library and Archive Service fields so many enquiries about property history in Croydon.
Chris said: "There are some big houses in Croydon which have been converted into flats. People who have moved in want to know who has lived there before them and we can show them the type of search tools they can use here."
Maps, street directories, the census, voters lists, photographs and bomb damage reports are just a few of the sources of information available.