Yes, that's it, The Skylark. It's not that bad, it's the 'nice' part of Croydon. I'm not sure I'd brave the one on George St. I've had the occasional drink in there, mostly because the only other pubs in the area are the £6 for a pint of Stella variety or feature a changing selection of Croydon's wayward youth. Plus it has a handy toilet (for reasons, I occasionally swap buses at the stop outside, and there's a couple of decentish restaurants thereabouts).
Like I say, Wetherspoon's success seems to be mostly down the dire state of pubs in general, they don't really have to try that hard. Admittedly they do save a number of buildings from turning into another block of contemporary, luxurious lateral living spaces.
I'm liking our local micropub, offers a good selection of ever-changing beers. Those and taprooms are my bent these days, fresh, decent beer, at reasonable prices. I find ordinary pubs a bit grim. Cheap food and expensive generic beer. Or the trendy THUMP THUMP YOU WHAT? PARDON? THUMP THUMP.