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by Bob M
30 Aug 2020 18:04
Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
Topic: Town Boundaries
Replies: 18
Views: 48367

Re: Town Boundaries

A puzzle is that : the london Lewes Roman road comes from the Old Kent road in a straight line to Blythe Hill , forest Hill coming through Peckham - Brockley . It forming the Surrey Kent boundary . Then the county border shoots off to follow the Lewisham border. The actual Roman road carries on acro...
by Bob M
6 Jan 2019 18:25
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Cobbs corner
Replies: 11
Views: 13279

Re: Cobbs corner

The Escape Room is not a good idea - Just this weekend 5 people have died in Poland in an identical event , with a fire breaking out.
by Bob M
6 Jan 2019 18:16
Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
Topic: Town Boundaries
Replies: 18
Views: 48367

Re: Town Boundaries

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_House_Estates . There is a similar stone marker on the footpath leading up from Kirkdale to Lammas Green; my understanding is that the houses there were provided by the Bridge House Estates. I attended a lecture about the Bridge House estate with the lecture...
by Bob M
17 Apr 2018 18:18
Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
Topic: Roman remains in Sydenham
Replies: 10
Views: 21580

Re: Roman remains in Sydenham

Re the Roman remains in Sydenham , there is a report in the Victoria County History , under KENT Sydenham giving exact details including a roman helmet, half of the diploma plus a bronze item . Found in1806 when a cottage was being demolished. Question : Is this the same discovery as the one above ?...