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Category Archives: High St & Broadway
High Street No. 135 Fox House and the Olde Sweet Shoppe – Heritage Building
Fox House is a lovely 1890s building in the terrace just below Market Square. This building is fancifully decorated, with a gable end and a dome on the roof, though it is not visible when standing in front of the … Continue reading
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The Glades
Bromley built the Glades in the 1980s, demolishing houses, the non-conformist church, and shops to make way for it. They sold part of Queen Gardens so that the remanent was blocked off from Market Square. The new bypass curved round … Continue reading
High Street No. 44, the former Gaumont Cinema – Heritage Building Profile
Account by Lynne Galloghly, thanks to the Bromley Gloss group, on 17th August 2015 “Thanks Amanda for info and photos! Photos showing the site from 1935 (before construction), 1940, 1950’s, 2007, and 2014. “Bromley’s first cinema opened in 1909 in … Continue reading
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00 Old Photos – High Street Broadway
It’s hard to imagine Bromley when the lower high street was fields or suburban villas, but some of these photos bring those distant eras back. Even when the railway came to Bromley in 1850s, it took another 40 years before … Continue reading
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High Street No. 86-96: Ravensfell Parade – Heritage Building Profile
86-96 High Street, Bromley, is the Ravensfell Parade of 2 storey shops, in Art Deco style from the 1920s. Continue reading
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Nos 130 High Street – Purple Paperchase Heritage Building
It’s hard to miss the pink frontage of this building. Not just is it one of the older buildings on the High Street but it has fantastic décor – the shop floor ceiling is removed and the first floor has … Continue reading
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High Street No. 123, Marks and Spencers – Heritage Building Profile
“Wright Brothers’ attractive bow-windowed shop was taken over by a High Street chain store, who a few years ago took great trouble to reproduce in every detail
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High Street No. 72-80, Bromley House Parade – Heritage Building Profile
Bromley House Parade of shops was built about 1930 when this part of the High Street was developed. The rows of shops on this side of the High Street replaced a line of fine villas that overlooked the Ravensbourne valley. … Continue reading
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High Street No. 95-109: (Clarke’s) Aberdeen Buildings– Heritage building profile
Aberdeen Buildings – this distinctive high profile parade was built in 1887 by a local butcher, Amos Borer (presumably named after the top quality breed of Beef Cattle!). His premises was the end shop (which was “No 1 Aberdeen Buildings” … Continue reading
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High Street No. 54-62 (Laura Ashley’s) – Heritage building profile
54-62 High Street, Bromley, is a 3-storey building Art Deco building in brick and stone; it boasts the Lord Haw-Haw clock on the corner. Continue reading
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