Category Archives: the Cage Field triangle streets, named after compass points

Streets around Cage Field: North Street, South Street, East Street and West Street, Tweedy Road, Widmore Road

East Street No. 41, former Southern Suburban Co-operative Society

Posted on 2 May 2022 by campaignr

Though this striking Arts & Crafts building is now several shops, originally it was a large Co-Op store, with a meeting hall above, built in 1888. Bromley Little Theatre is housed in two linked buildings at the back – they … Continue reading →

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North St: The National School or The Parish School on North Street – Lost Heritage

Posted on 26 November 2020 by campaignr

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 →

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Widmore Road Demolished – Homeopathy Hospital

Posted on 26 November 2020 by campaignr

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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The Old Bromley Oak

Posted on 10 March 2020 by campaignr

This veteran oak tree (Quercus robur) was reprieved, when the Glades was being built, and still proudly stands at the side of Kentish Way. Originally it grew on the corner of the grounds of the house “Bromley Lodge” and Love … Continue reading →

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West Street No. 01 Former Electric Company – Heritage Buildings

Posted on 25 February 2020 by campaignr

This distinctive building on the corner of East Street and West Street is a good example of ‘Streaky Bacon’ style of the Arts and Crafts movement Continue reading →

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Heritage Building – West Street 02: Old Fire Station

Posted on 23 February 2020 by campaignr

The original fire station in Bromley, now a chinese restaurant Continue reading →

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First Church of Christ Scientist

Posted on 11 October 2019 by campaignr

Striking octagonal building on Widmore Road. The listing describes it as “Christian Science Church. 1928 by E Braxton Sinclair in an inventive Neo-Classical style with brickwork and doors reminiscent of Art-Deco cinemas”. The peripheries have been converted to housing, along … Continue reading →

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Community House (former Magistrates Court) – Heritage Building Profile

Posted on 13 January 2019 by campaignr

Fine Art Deco brick and stone building with portico and cupula. By architect C Cowles Voysey in 1939, and forming part of an identifiable group of public buildings Continue reading →

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Heritage Building – South Street 08: The Fire Station

Posted on 13 January 2019 by campaignr

Striking stone and brick arches add distinction to this neo-georgian building designed by Stanley Hawkings Continue reading →

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Number 8 South Street – HG Wells Dame school

Posted on 13 January 2019 by campaignr

No. 8 South Street is where Mrs Knotts dame school was attended by a young H.G. Wells between 1871 and 1874.  In his autobiography, he describes it as “off with my brother Freddy (who was on no account to let … Continue reading →

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