Violence had erupted across the capital over the death of Mark Duggan who had been shot by police in North London days earlier.
Croydon became a symbol of the riots after the 140-year-old House of Reeves furniture store was burned to the ground.
At the time, owner Trevor Reeves told us about the devastating effect the arson attack had had on the family.
The surviving part of Reeves was refurbished and remains open today.