Ruskin House

Ruskin House, situated in its own grounds on Coombe Road, Croydon, South London, has been a centre of Britain's progressive movements for a century.

In the nineteenth century, Croydon was a bustling commercial centre in Surrey but in close proximity to London.

Therefore, in 1919, a private residence named 'Netherton' on Wellesley Road was bought by the Ruskin House committee.

Later, in the 1930s and 1940s, whist drives, socials and dances, political rallies and meetings, and even a Ruskin Repertory Theatre were based in the building.

In 1966, a well-proportioned Georgian townhouse in Coombe Road was purchased by the Ruskin House committee.