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OK, I know I'm bumping this thread because this is one of our unanswered questions and has been bugging me. I have just got a copy of a book called "Railway Clocks" by Ian Lyman. This seems to be regarded as a fairly authoratitive book.
Anyway:- the word Croydon will be where it was made, not the Station. There are only a couple of clock makers listed from Croydon was Gillett and Johnson (1879-1912) who supplied the LB&SCR, LC&DR, SER, LT&SR......... and F.W. Elliotts from the 1950's who seem to supply to BR western region.
There are also records of Thwaites and Reed, Clerkenwell suppliing clocks to, and maintaining clocks at, Croydon station from 5th June 1839 when the station opened, and to other stations on the London and Croydon Railway.
I accept that a couple of hours reading a book doesn't make me an expert, but the "Onward" clock doesn't have the feel of a railway clock at all.
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