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Lost Heritage: The Carnegie Library
The Carnegie Library replaced Neelgharies house, bequethed to the council by Emily Dowling, second wife of George Sparkes. She had required the site to be used to benefit and better the townspeople. The generous philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie, provided funds to … Continue reading
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2 Green Men and the Parish Church
Bromley Parish Church dates from the around the 1090s or 1110sAD when the Bishop of Rochester decided that the parish should worship in their own building rather than the chapel of St Blaise within the Bishops Palace. Our page on … Continue reading
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Broom Day! Sunday 10th May…in The Glades, in the High Street and on Martin’s Hill
Broom Day 2026 – Come together, to admire the spectacular golden bloom of broom in springtime in Bromley! Gather your friends and family, dress in green and yellow, and be part of this joyful revival of Bromley’s heritage. Continue reading
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Tagged Broom Time, Broomtime, Martins Hill, The Glades
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High Street No. 42 (former Wilkinsons Opticians) – Heritage Building Profile
Look at this building and you can see the charming villa it once was. One of the string of villas built along the High Street when the railway came in 1858. This building is proposed to become a high rise … Continue reading
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Plans – Bad and Good for the old Civic Centre
Development of the old Civic Centre – now to be called Bishop’s Place. Details of the proposals can be seen on the planning application: 25/05307/FPA There’s still time to make comments before it is considered by Bromley Council. There are points of concern, but things to be welcomed too. Continue reading
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Tagged Bishops Palace, Bromley Palace Park, Old Bishops Palace
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We celebrated Broom Day 2025 on 3rd May!
Celebrate Broom Day with us! On Saturday 3rd May, at our display in the Glades or on our walk at 11am to Martins Hill Continue reading
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Park Friends continue the ancient tradition of Well-dressing & Blessing for St Blaise’s Well
On Sunday the 1st February, the Friends of Bromley Town Parks and Gardens, held a traditional well dressing and blessing. Thanks to Father Saju from St Josephs RC church for conducting the blessing, the service and talk about the well. … Continue reading
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Thank you – it was refused – Write as we don’t want a block of flats here!
Update: Thank you to everyone whose objections meant that this lovely shop front, our piece of heritage has been saved! The application has been refused.
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High Street No. 201-203 High Street (former Zodiac Toys) – Heritage Building Profile
This beautiful Art Deco building is thought to have been built in 1885, when it is recorded as the shop for H.J. Luker, a ‘Silk Mercer’. Happily, the 2024 planning application to turn this into a plain block of flats … Continue reading
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Churchill Theatre future is secured (again) and Library move seems unnecessary
The council has announced that they have accepted an offer from a developer for the freehold of the Churchill Theatre ‘site’. They state that this secures the future of the Theatre for the town The site was left in covenant … Continue reading
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