Editing Addiscombe (section)

==Notable people==
* [[Frederick G. Creed|Frederick George Creed]] (1871-1957), electrical engineer and an inventor of the [[teleprinter]], who lived at 20 Outram Road where an [[English Heritage]] [[Blue Plaque]] commemorates him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/frederick-george-creed/|title=Frederick George Creed plaque|publisher=English Heritage|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref>
* [[R. F. Delderfield]] (1912–1972), writer & dramatist lived at 22 Ashburton Avenue, Addiscombe from 1918 to 1923 (commemorated with a plaque). His  "Avenue" series is based on his life in Addiscombe & Shirley Park, and many of his works were adapted for television.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.londonremembers.com/memorials/r-f-delderfield|title=Plaque: R. F. Delderfield|publisher=London Remembers|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref>
* [[Matthew Fisher (musician)|Matthew Fisher]], organist of [[Procol Harum]], was born in Addiscombe.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|first=Colin|last=Larkin|publisher=Omnibus Press|year=2011|page=2201|isbn=978-0-8571-2595-8}}</ref>
* [[D. H. Lawrence]] (1885–1930), author, lived at 12 Colworth Road, Addiscombe from 1908 to 1912 whilst teaching at Davidson Road School; the house commemorates him with a plaque.<ref name="Willey"/>
* [[Kate Moss]], model, grew up in Addiscombe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/news/croydon-news/10-coolest-people-ever-lived-1196063|title=10 of the coolest people ever to have lived in Croydon|publisher=The Croydon Advertiser|date=4 March 2018|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref>
* [[Paul Nihill]], Olympic medallist who won a silver medal at the [[1964 Tokyo Olympics]] for the 50&nbsp;km walk; Nihill Place is named for him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/14693617.croydons-first-olympic-hero-honoured-road-name/|title=Croydon's first Olympic hero Paul Nihill honoured with road name metres from where he grew up in Addiscombe|publisher=Sutton & Croydon Guardian|date=4 March 2018|access-date=19 August 2016}}</ref>
* [[David Prowse]] (1 July 1935 – 28 November 2020) actor who played [[Darth Vader]] lived in Addiscombe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.surreylife.co.uk/people/celebrity-interviews/actor-dave-prowse-on-how-darth-vader-ended-up-happily-settled-in-croydon-turning-down-chewbacca-and-falling-out-with-george-lucas-1-3339319|title=Actor Dave Prowse on how Darth Vader ended up happily settled in Croydon|publisher=Surrey Life|date=20 February 2014|access-date=19 August 2016}}</ref>
* [[William Harris Rule]] (1802–1890), British Methodist missionary and writer, died in Addiscombe.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Dundas|first=Susan Irene|title=Methodism in Gibraltar and its mission in Spain, 1769–1842|journal=Durham Etheses|year=2000|url=http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/4242/|access-date=30 June 2013}}</ref>
* Betty Westgate MBE (1919-2000), founder of [[Breast Cancer Care]], lived at 1 Colworth Road (commemorated with a plaque).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.londonremembers.com/memorials/betty-westgate|title=Plaque: Betty Westgate|publisher=London Remembers|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref>