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Tag Archives: High Street
Bromley Trio of Tower Blocks
The trio of tower block developments in the heart of our historic Market Town is now fully revealed with the latest application at 2-4 Ringers Road alongside the ‘Maplin’ and Churchill Quarter Sites. The developer onslaught has ramped up another … Continue reading
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Tagged High Street, planning
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Let’s NOT spend £1m on a giant greenhouse in the High Street – never mind the two recycled basket funnel sculptures.
The proposal is for the council to spend £1.2million on this ‘Street Clutter’ from money scrimped and saved from other contracts, such as park maintenance. It is being rushed through so they can construct them in June. Our money is … Continue reading
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Tagged High Street, High Street Regeneration, Street Clutter
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Saturday Mornings at the Gaumont by Adrian
An extract from Adrian’s contribution to the memories on the Havelock Rec in 2018, he writes: “On Saturday mornings many of us attended the Gaumont cinema at Bromley South where, for sixpence, we would sing popular songs before watching features like Zorro, Hopalong … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadway, Gaumont Cinema, High Street, memories
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Reminices – Weeks Ironmongery by Peter
An extract from Peter’s contribution to the memories on the Havelock Rec, he writes: “I had a regular delivery (of broken coke) to the lady next door at No 109 Homesdale Road, called Mrs Stokes. Her husband was the manager of … Continue reading
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High Street No. 111 – Heritage Building
Number 111 is Tweed cottage. This modest 2-storey building marked the southern most end of the High street until the railway came, in 1858. Since then, this Georgian building has been Barclays Bank, before becoming Tiger shop, selling arts and … 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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Tagged Heritage Buildings, High Street, Old Photos
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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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Market Square The Old New Townhall – Heritage Buildings
Neo-Gothic, ‘Elizabethan’ style, brick new ‘Town Hall’ built by the new Lord of the Manor in the 1863 at his own cost Continue reading
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Tagged Heritage Buildings, High Street, Market Square, Old Photos, Town Hall
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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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Tagged 123 High Street, Arts And Crafts Movement, Heritage Buildings, High Street, Queen Anne Style
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