Preserved and maintained by residents for residents

No druids here but lots of history, including being the…

Named after historian William Camden, it is better known as…

Now a busy traffic intersection and site of the War…

In the days when we had our own fire brigade.

Images of different houses across Chislehurst.

Situated in Lubbock Road overlooking the railway. Built in 1872.

An historic row of architecturally charming houses overlooking the Commons.

The shop of the Cooling family of nursery men and…

Once the home of Bowden, the builder of St. Mary’s…

Located on the Commons since 1822, courtesy of the Lord…

An old cottage on St. Paul’s Cray Common, long since…

Including the Bilborough home, Elmstead Grange, now Babington House.

Independent School established by the Methodist community.

Built by sisters related to Canon Murray, Rector of St….

Chislehurst echoed to the sound of marching boots during the…

At least four grand houses became Red Cross hospitals to…

Col Edlmann used to sit on the lawn shooting pigeons…

See how it has changed over time.

A road of Victorian housing developed by Nathaniel Strode on…

Never owned or lived in by the Lord of the…

A private road with some large Victorian villas, named after…

Unusual amongst Methodist churches – it has a magnificent spire.

A distinct community with its own church, police station and…

Now mostly dried out, this pond is just off what…

Created as a result of gravel extraction, this is not…

Erected by the residents of Chislehurst after the Prince’s death.

Many and varied before the days of TV and radio.

One of the oldest buildings in Chislehurst.

Originally the Millers Arms, a watering hole for residents and…

A good view south over Chislehurst.

Named after the French Imperial family in exile. Originally Village…

Another gravel pit, this one is on Ashfield Lane.

People don’t change much, but their school uniforms do.

Regular events on the Commons after the Great War.

Roman Catholic Church on Hawkwood Lane, first resting place of…

Separate from Chislehurst Commons but administered by the same Trustees.

Chislehurst Parish Church with a rich heritage dating back to…

The railway’s arrival here in 1865 created a building boom…

Originally a private road, it is now the main road…

Chislehurst’s most important coaching inn on Royal Parade.

Built in 1870 as the population in Chislehurst rapidly grew.

Old houses on an old country lane.

Chislehurst was a popular destination for Londoners on Bank Holidays.

Originally the County Grammar School for Girls.

At the bottom of Old Hill – the original main…

Regular events on the Commons.

Now a busy traffic intersection between Camden Place and the…

Originally a private house, then a specialist church, music college…

Created in 1873 to connect Kemnal Manor with Chislehurst.

In honour of the man who devised daylight saving. Situated…

Various shots of Chislehurst life.

Erected in 1920, it bears the names of the fallen…

Demolished in 1963 to enable double-decker buses to take the…

Another gravel pond which is now filled in and hidden…

No longer the quiet road that linked Chislehurst with Elmstead,…

The ponds regularly froze over in Victorian times. Snow was…

The Webster family and Woodlands, Ashfield, Lane from an album…

The church with the shortest life in Chislehurst, in Mill…

A quiet and narrow Victorian street near St Mary’s Church.