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Market Square Nos 20-25 Former Dunns Building

Posted on 13 October 2019 by campaignr

Dunns furnishers sold high-end stylish furniture from their market square shop. Rebuilt in Arts and Crafts shop after a fire in 1909 and again after it was bombed in WW2. 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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00 Old Photos – High Street Broadway

Posted on 9 October 2019 by campaignr

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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Market Square

Posted on 4 October 2019 by campaignr

Market Square is the centre of the Old Town which until the coming of the railway in 1858 comprised a single street. The Market Charter was granted to Bishop Gandalf by King John in 1205. The Charter market moved to Station Road in 1933. It is home to several architecturally notable historic buildings. Continue reading →

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High Street No. 86-96: Ravensfell Parade – Heritage Building Profile

Posted on 4 October 2019 by campaignr

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

Posted on 4 October 2019 by campaignr

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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Heritage Buildings of the Broadway High Street

Posted on 4 October 2019 by campaignr

When the railway came to Bromley in 1850s, this area was fields. Then a series of villas, making use of the new station and views over the valley, were built along the road. When this was changed to become shops … Continue reading →

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2019 Local Plan – Town Centre high rises planned by the Council

Posted on 3 October 2019 by campaignr

These are the development sites in the Local Plan (approved 2019) for the Town Centre:

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Arts And Crafts movement in Bromley

Posted on 30 September 2019 by campaignr

The Bromley area is now regarded as one of the four most important colonies of work by the radical architects of the Arts and Crafts movement.

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Charles Cowles-Voysey, Architect, Art Deco in Bromley

Posted on 30 September 2019 by campaignr

Charles Cowles Voysey (1889-1981) was a renowned architect from the early part of the 20th Century.  In Bromley he was responsible for the ‘Town Hall extension’ (1939) and the former Magistrates Court (1939). Elsewhere, his notable works include Worthing Town … Continue reading →

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