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Tag Archives: Heritage Buildings
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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Tagged 123 High Street, Arts And Crafts, Heritage Buildings, High Street, Queen Anne Style
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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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Tagged 72-80 High Street, Ethelbert Road, Heritage Buildings, High Street, Neo Gothic
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Arts And Crafts Movement in Bromley – Ernest Newton
The renowned architect Ernest Newton has built one of his best works in Bromley: The Royal Bell. Continue reading
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Tagged Arts And Crafts, Ernest Newton, Heritage Buildings
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High Street No. 160, Victoria Chambers, now Primark’s Annex – Heritage Building Profile
This fine building is from the 1890s and built in the Arts & Crafts style with its characteristic Dutch influence. The blue plaque identifies it as the birthplace of the famous author HG Wells. Continue reading
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Tagged Arts And Crafts, Heritage Buildings, HG Wells, High Street, LBB-Bromley-North-Trail, Market Square
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Former Town Hall extension – Heritage Building Profile
The neo-Georgian style former Town Hall extension (now Exchequer House) in Widmore Road, was built in 1938-39 and designed by Charles Cowles-Voysey (see wiki), well known for his work on town hall and public buildings in the 1920’s and 1930’s. He … Continue reading
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Tagged Heritage Buildings, LBB-Bromley-North-Trail, Tweedy Road, Widmore Road
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Former School of Art & Science (now the Clockhouse) – Heritage Building Profile
The School of Science and Art stands opposite the Edwardian Town Hall. The external relief terracotta panels include representations of science and art. The original building was designed by John Sulman and was built in 1878 by J C Arnauld … Continue reading
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Tagged Heritage Buildings, LBB-Bromley-North-Trail, Old Photos
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Former Town Hall – Heritage Building Profile
The former Town Hall in Tweedy Road was built in 1906 by R Frank Atkinson in a neo-Wren style. The hipped slate roof has a central cupola constructed in timber, set above a fine entrance porch. Officially opened by Mayor … Continue reading
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Community House (former Magistrates Court) – Heritage Building Profile
The former Magistrates Court was designed in 1939 by C Cowles Voysey and forms part of an identifiable group of public buildings with the Fire Station and the Town Hall complex.
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Tagged Heritage Buildings, LBB-Bromley-North-Trail, Neo Gothic, South Street
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South Street No. 8, The Fire Station – Heritage Building Profile
Striking stone and brick arches add distinction to this neo-georgian building designed by Stanley Hawkings Continue reading
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Tagged Fire Station, Heritage Buildings, LBB-Bromley-North-Trail, Neo-Georgian, South Street, Stanley Hawkings
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Number 8 South Street – HG Wells Dame school
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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Tagged Heritage Buildings, HG Wells, LBB-Bromley-North-Trail, South Street
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