For nearly 200 years, an Upper Norwood well has been left "totally unmarked and forgotten."

The 14-foot-deep well was filled in during the 1960s but the time has now come for the Beulah Spa to be fitted with a commemorative marker.

Local musician and historian Chris Shields founded The Beulah Spa History Project in order to secure funding and council approval for the installation of a pictorial history lectern and ground level granite marker stone.

His efforts were supported by Councillor Pat Ryan and the Norwood Society and at the end of this month during a special ceremony, the 'Beulah Stone and Lectern' will be installed.

“I'm hoping that we'll have lots of people turn up on the day - children from the local schools, local Beaver, Cubs and Scouts, and all those interested in local history to witness this historic unveiling," Mr Shields said.

"The Spa Hill Allotment Society, The Norwood Society, the Friends of Spa Woods and the Crystal Palace Foundation - they all need to be there."

"It will be a very special day for me, after a lot of hard work, to finally see the Beulah Stone and Lectern sited and in place on the very spot where the well and spring once bubbled.

"This long forgotten and very important piece of Croydon’s history is finally being recognised and remembered and getting the attention it so deserves."

The ceremony will take place on Saturday, September 29 at 11am until 12.30pm, on the lawns of Spa Hill.