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- 28 Oct 2022 14:35
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Town Boundaries
- Replies: 18
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Re: Town Boundaries
Certainly the Roman road was utilized for some boundary particularly Kent/Surrey at Kent Gate, Addington/West Wickham. the boundary deviates from the route of the road there possibly to do with old manors ie Wickham Court/Addington Palace. A map copied from 1623 of Beckenham Manor shows the ...
- 8 Jul 2020 22:37
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: Where was the nearest Tannery?
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Re: Where was the nearest Tannery?
Well into the 20th Century there were several tanneries in Southwark and Bermondsey, (Tanners Street area) and a leather market which i believe the building is still there on or near Tower Bridge Road. Some local census records can reveal occupations of tanners but earlier records also may give ...
- 8 Jul 2020 22:22
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: The Drowning Place - Beckenham Place Park
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Re: The Drowning Place - Beckenham Place Park
However... it may well be the covenant refers to the people of the district of Catford. It was an urban district by nature so whether or not it was formally governed as a UDC is somewhat irrelevant . Feel free to troll on. The Beckenham Place Friends history does not refer to LCC purchasing the ...