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The Ladywell Baths were built in 1884 in deep red brick, with their own well (not far from the original Lady Well). The Coroner's Court (far left) was built 10 years later in 1894 also from red brick. Both buildings were needed to serve the expanding population. The baths closed in 1965 when the Leisure Centre opened; the tower has lost its cap (in 1907-8) and the building's future is uncertain.

Ladywell Park

Ladywell Park houses demolished 1957 (Baker Collection)

Black and White photo of people by the River Ravensbourne in the Ladywell Recreation Ground

Black and White photo of the old cottages on Ladywell Road

Black and White photo of the shopfront on Ladywell Road, taken from the junction with Adelaide Avenue

Black and White postcard of Ladywell Road showing the narrow roadway over the bridge before reconstruction

Laurel Cottage was one of the false starts in Catford's development. The house was built in the early 1870s and demolished in 1889 to make way for Prendergast's School (now itself replaced by Kaleidoscope). The only occupant was C. T. Williams, the job master, whose services as a removal man must have been useful in the growing suburb, but education took precedence.

Black and White Photograph of Laurel Grove

Black and White Photograph of Lawrie Park Avenue

Black and White Photograph of Lawrie Park Avenue

Black and White Photograph of Lawrie Park Avenue