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Black and White photo of the view of Ladywell Road from the Bridge

The Yorkshire Grey, Blackheath Hill 1913

Black and White photograph showing Torridon Road 1910

Black and White photograph showing presentation of an invalid carriage and reading tables to Lewisham Hospital by Torridon Road School, 1916

The transformation of southern Hither Green from farmland to suburbia was accomplished by one man, Archibald Cameron Corbett, who was also responsible for five other large estates in east and south London. Responding promptly to the opening of Hither Green Station in 1895, Corbett bought 278 acres from the Earl of St Germans, and between 1896 and 1913 built 3062 houses at prices ranging from £215 to £470. He financed an extra station entrance on his side of the tracks, and targeted commuters with cut-price season tickets. Torridon Road, seen here in 1910, was begun in 1898.

Town Hall Exterior Nov 1971

Town Hall, Catford

Black and White artwork showing chimneypiece in the hall of Trinity Almshouses, by Frederick Ashford 1856

Black and White artwork showing coat of arms in the hall of Trinity Almshouses, by Frederick Ashford 1856

Troops attempting to pass through Blackheath Village during World War One. Horses with British troops on them in the middle of the road. Buildings of Blackheath in the background, including a church.

Tudor Hall, which was originally known as Red Hall, was built in 1854 - 1855, and was probably first occupied by one of Queen Victoria's maids of honour. It was the largest house in Dartmouth Park, an estate built for the Earl of Dartmouth in the 1850s around Christ Church, the spire of which can be seen on the left. This was one of the Forest Hill developments planned after the opening of the station in 1839, and given added impetus in 1852 by the news that the Crystal palace was coming to Sydenham. Between 1865 and 1908 Tudor Hall was a very smart boarding school for girls. The main body of the house was demolished in 1961, and only the wing on the right survives.

Upper Brockley Road c.1912