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Black and White photo of Ladywell Bridge and the River Ravensbourne

Ladywell Bridge From Ladywell Fields Long View

Ladywell Bridge From Recreation Grounds 6 Oct 1898

Black and White photo of the footbridge in snow

Black and White photo of the footbridge in Ladywell Fields

Black and White photo showing swans on the River Ravensbourne in Ladywell Fields

Black and White photo of Ladywell Fields

Black and White postcard showing Ladywell Fields from Railway Terrace

Black and White postcard showing the view of Lewisham Hospital from Ladywell Fields

Ladywell Fields Rustic Bridge Over River Ravensbourne

Ladywell Fields, formerly called (and still well known locally as) Ladywell Recreation Ground, was purchased for a public open space in 1889, to serve the growing population of Lewisham and Catford. The land had been water meadows, and much work on flood prevention had to be done before the park could be opened to the public. Six of these rustic bridges were built across the Ravensbourne to link the two sides of the park.