This post is unconnected to any other thread, or any current local issues.
When the track closed in 2005 it was bought by developers for residential. The Twentieth Century Society applied to have the Tote Board listed as it was a fine example of early 20th century electro mechnaical engineering and was the only surviving UK example of the work of engineer George Julius. A wee before the listing application was going to be heard the tote board was burnt down. Police said arson was the likely cause, but nobody was ever arrested. The building stood for eighty years but only caught fire when the site was empty and there was no power connected.
http://www.c20society.org.uk/docs/press ... tford.html
Anyone remember catford dog track?
I didn't know about that; thanks for the info, Simon! I think there's some other old relics lurking around in Catford Rec. AKA Ladywell Fields; did you know about the excavations there? They've probably finished them now, but I caught them in action 2-3 weeks before their scheduled completion, and they (Fergal) hadn't found anything by then. As I write this I'd imagine another company has already begun the construction of the additional channel of the River Ravensbourne, hence the excavations; does anyone know if they did manage to eventually find anything since the day I took these photos (21-Aug-07)?
P.S. It's a shame there's no forum for Lewisham or Bromley.
P.S. It's a shame there's no forum for Lewisham or Bromley.
