We are lucky to have buildings dating from 1700s in the north part of our town.
On one side of the street, with have a complete parade of shops built in 1901 when the high street was widened – imagine how narrow it must’ve been before that!
On the east side, the street includes some of the older, Georgian shops in the town centre. The rear of these shops can be seen from Walters Yard (sainsbury’s car park). The back of these shops include an original Georgian wooden outbuilding, along with a hodge-potch of Victorian outbuildings, some converted to flats.
Of notable mention is the listed Picturehouse cinema, the Bromley Zoo mural on the pathway from the Hill Car Park, the beautiful Weeks and Son shop front at Diners Inn, and the delightful Arts and Crafts Star and Garter public house.
Below is a collection of old photographs, of the north part of the High Street, from yesteryear:
173-177 High Street, The Royal Bell – Heritage Building Profile
The Royal Bell frontage at the millennium, with arches in the shopfronts The Royal Bell is a beautiful Queen Anne...
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194 High Street, the Partridge – Heritage Building Profile
The Partridge Public House stands at the junction of Church Road and was originally built for the National Provincial Bank...
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198 High Street formally Pamphilons – Heritage Building Profile
Nos. 196-198 High Street was a dwelling house which became used as a wine merchant towards the end of the...
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College Slip, K2 Telephone Box & College Green Pocket Park – Heritage
College Slip is the passageway which follows the old college wall. In the latter part of the 19th century it...
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High Street – Bromley Zoo Mural – Heritage Buildings
Bromley Zoo Mural by artist Bruce Williams, in 2001, was to lead shoppers from the Hill Car ... unfortunately most...
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High Street 189-191 Former Cottages
The Funeral Directors , News Agents and dry cleaners shop occupy two 18th century cottages, part of a terrace originally...
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High Street No. 179-183 William Hill formerly Martins Bank – Heritage Building
Designed by the Arts and Crafts architect Ernest Newton (see our page here). The Martins Bank website provides some more...
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High Street No. 181 Hunters Jewellers – Victorian Shop front
Hunters the Practical Jewellers has the finest surviving Victorian Shopfront in Bromley.
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High Street No. 201-203 High Street (former Zodiac Toys) – Heritage Building Profile
This beautiful Art Deco building is thought to have been built in 1885, when it is recorded as the shop...
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High Street No. 206 Diners Inn formerly George Weeks ironmongery
The Diner Inn occupies George Weeks’ 1890s extension to his original shop next door. Its grand Arts & Crafts, Dutch...
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High Street No. 208-214 former Tunnel Shoes – Heritage Buildings
The former Tunnel Shoes occupy the original 1902 premises of Boots the Chemists. The Art Nouveau wrought iron work in...
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High Street No. 217, 1700s house and former bookshop – Heritage Buildings
The tattooist (No. 217), and the next door shop, occupy an 18th century house, worthy of mention as it was...
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High Street No. 227: The Star And Garter – Heritage building profile
One of the best Arts and Crafts buildings around, with extravagant turret, balcony and decoration. The Star & Garter Inn...
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High Street No. 232 – Heritage Building
This shop was the site of Morley's Academy, which was on the upper floors, where the author HG Wells went...
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High Street No. 232, former Grete House lodge
This is one of a pair of early 18th century lodges at the entrance to the driveway to the Grete...
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High Street No. 242, Picture House Cinema – Heritage Buildings
Opened on the 21st December 1936, it is one of Odeon's original "Oscar Deutsch Odeon" cinemas, in Art Deco style,...
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High Street No. 260-262, The Swan and Mitre – Heritage Building Profile
The Swan & Mitre is an old coaching inn, of uncertain date but at least early 18th century, which was...
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Walters Yard – Heritage
Until the end of the 18th century the east side of the High Street from The Bell Inn northwards, including...
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