Sydenham Town Forum

Matt, I maybe wrong, but I'm pretty certain that the park was named after Edward Ladd Betts (5 June 1815 – 21 January 1872) who was a widely respected and prominent civil engineering contractor who worked on many large projects around the world, but also layed some of the railways in south-east L ...

Dear Chris, Thank you very much for your help, much appreciated. As I suspected, this is my great great uncle. Would love to hear more! I'll respond properly to this later, but I am rushing out in a moment - I just wanted you know my gratitude. His bearevement was my great grandfather's death (his ...

Apologies if this is the wrong forum, but I know Sydenham is near by. Does anyone know the history of Betts Park, please, and why it was named Betts Park? I think it might be named after an ancestor, and would love to know more.
Many thanks
Matt