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Save our Town Centre
from being dominated by tower blocks: Look here and email our ward councillors about:
* High rises in the Local Plan
* housing and a hotel on the civic centre (old palace)
and
* 16+ high rises from the draft Master Plan down the Lower High Street
* and there's others...
Author Archives: campaignr
Write to say ‘No’ to the Draft Open Space Strategy
Object to the Draft Open Space Strategy; It aims to cut maintenance even further, and to rank the open space with the aim of selling some. Continue reading
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Tagged Draft Open Space Strategy
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SAVE our Neo-Georgian Shop (AGAIN)
The developers who own the shop, that was formerly Maplins, have amended and re-submitted their planning application – please object! Here’s the link to the application (so click the Comments tab, then add a comment, chosing ‘Objection’ as the reason) … Continue reading
North Street Demolished – The Parish School
The Parish school, then known as the National School, was built on the corner of North Street and College Road, in 1854. The building was especially designed for it, by the eminent architect James Piers St Aubyn, who also designed … Continue reading
Posted in compass streets, HG Wells locations, Lost Heritage
Tagged James Piers St Aubyn, Lost-Heritage
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Widmore Road Demolished – Homeopathy Hospital
Homeopathy was a popular treatment in Bromley, starting in 1865 when part of the White Hart Inn was opened as a homeopathic dispensary, and when it outgrew this accommodation, Bromley’s first homeopathic hospital opened in 1889 at 19 Widmore Road. … Continue reading
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New Virtual Tour – A visit to Bromley Palace and Park!
Join us for a close look at the 18th century Bromley Palace, now the nerve centre of Bromley Council – we’ll also ‘walk’ around the secluded Park behind the Palace The 18th century Bromley Palace was the Georgian home of the Bishops of Rochester. It was transformed in … Continue reading
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Saturday Mornings at the Gaumont by Adrian
An extract from Adrian’s contribution to the memories on the Havelock Rec in 2018, he writes: “On Saturday mornings many of us attended the Gaumont cinema at Bromley South where, for sixpence, we would sing popular songs before watching features like Zorro, Hopalong … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadway, Gaumont Cinema, High Street, memories
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Reminices – Weeks Ironmongery by Peter
An extract from Peter’s contribution to the memories on the Havelock Rec, he writes: “I had a regular delivery (of broken coke) to the lady next door at No 109 Homesdale Road, called Mrs Stokes. Her husband was the manager of … Continue reading
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Tagged 206 High Street, High Street, memories, Weeks & Son
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High Street No. 111 – Heritage Building
Number 111 is Tweed cottage. This modest 2-storey building marked the southern most end of the High street until the railway came, in 1858. Since then, this Georgian building has been Barclays Bank, before becoming Tiger shop, selling arts and … Continue reading
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Comments on the Supplementary Planning Document consultation
This summer the council has run a consultation to decide whether to issue supplementary planning guidance for Bromley and Orpington town centres. The consultation was run by Commonplace and closed 5th October 2020. You can view the comments people made by … Continue reading
Posted in 2019 Local Plan Site
Tagged Local Plan, SPD, Supplementary Planning Document
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Supplementary Planning Document consultation: ‘The Future of Bromley Town Centre’
This summer the council had a consultation for drawing up a supplementary planning documents for Bromley (and Orpington) town centres.
These guidelines could determine the appearance and height of future developments. Continue reading
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Tagged SPD Consultation, Supplementary Planning Document Consultation
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