Chislehurst Through TimeThe name Chislehurst literally means a stony place in the woods. These woods are very much apparent today. Chislehurst is surrounded by National Trust woodland, Scadbury Park and the unique central feature of the Chislehurst Commons, which is conserved as open space in perpetuity by Acts of Parliament. The Chislehurst Caves, where many thousands of Londoners sheltered during the Blitz of the Second World War, are also a key tourist attraction. The arrival of the railway in 1865 sparked the beginning of a housing boom and the village became home to wealthy East India merchants, lawyers and bankers. Chislehurst has seen change and development across the generations. However, overall, Chislehurst remains a special place of distinctive character, where busy commuters enjoy the charms of the Kent countryside. It is, indeed, 'no ordinary suburb'. |
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Chislehurst Through Time The Chislehurst Society,Joanna Friel,Maureen Johnson No preview available - 2013 |
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ancient Arthur Battle Babington House Baron Hayter became Beechworth Borough of Bromley building built Bullers Wood C. B. Fry Camden Park Estate Camden Place cars centre century charming Chislehurst Caves Chislehurst Commons Chislehurst High Street Chislehurst Society Christ Church Cockpit cottages Cricket demolished Edgebury Edwardian Chislehurst Emperor Ernest Newton Eugenie Francis French Imperial family George Green Lane Hornbrook Kemnal Road land left Chislehurst London Borough Lord Sydney Lower Camden Lubbock Road Manor mansion Mead Road memorial Mill Place Mineral Waters Nathaniel Strode nearby º º Old Hill open space Park Road Queen Elizabeth Recreation Ground Red Hill Red Hill Farm remains resident of Chislehurst restaurants Richmal Crompton Royal Parade Scadbury Park shops Sons Lock St Nicholas Church St Patrick’s St Paul’s Cray station Summer Hill Thomas Walsingham top of Summer traffic tree Victorian Waratah Webster’s William Willett windmill