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Brownhill Road, now an important part of the South Circular, was not created until the late 1870s, when the demolition of Priory Farm made room for it. For the first decade it was only a short cul-de-sac, and until the development of the Corbett Estate began in the late 1890s, houses extended only two or three hundred yards from Rushey Green. These were some of the original 1880s houses. Clerks made up a large proportion of the early residents, but there was also a professional cricketer living here.

Black and White photograph showing the chimneys and gable end of Brunswick House, Tanners Hill, 20/5/65

Black and White photograph showing exterior of Brunswick House, 124 Tanners Hill, 20/5/65

colour photograph showing exterior of Brunswick House, Tanners Hill, May 1968

colour photograph showing exterior of Brunswick House, Tanners Hill, May 1968

colour photograph showing exterior of Brunswick House, Tanners Hill, May 1988

colour photograph showing rear exterior of Brunswick House, Tanners Hill, May 1968

colour photograph showing exterior of Brunswick House, Tanners Hill, May 1968 (side view)

Black and White photograph showing exterior of Brunswick House, Tanners Hill, taken from Deptford Library, January 1980

Black and White photograph showing exterior of Brunswick House, Tanners Hill, taken from Deptford Library, January 1980

Brunswick House was built in 1789 for Captain Thomas Slade, formerly of the Chatham Marines. Between 1812 and 1850 it served as a ladies' boarding school. This may have been when the Coade stone medallions were added, as the surviving one seems emblematic of teaching. After the front garden, which ran up to Lewisham Way, was built over, Brunswick House degenerated into an industrial school, lodging house, warehouse, and finally flats. It is now called Kylefield House, 124 Tanners Hill. Only small sections of the original fabric are visible. Print of a watercolour illustration by an unknown artist, 1841.

Black and White photo of Burnt Ash Hill at the junction of Coopers Lane, 1930s